In the late 19th century, researchers discovered, in separate studies, that horses and humans have a small bone at the tip of their hoof and finger, respectively. Since then, research on the ...

Roughly 20 million years ago, monitor lizards, also known as goannas, appeared in Australia. These reptiles not only adapted to the region’s harsh environment—they thrived in it. And that success ...

Beneath the scales of Australia’s iconic monitor lizards (commonly known as goannas), scientists have discovered an unexpected secret: a hidden layer of bony skin structures known as osteoderms.

Palaeontologists have now analyzed the bone structures of 400 million-year-old fossils of marine life at unprecedentedly high resolution and in 3D. To be able to view these structures, tomography ...

Researchers in Sweden have engineered a cell-free cartilage scaffold that can guide the body to rebuild damaged bone. By removing the cells but preserving the structure and natural growth signals, the ...

A tiny fossil fish, roughly 3 centimeters long and approximately 436 million years old, has been identified as the oldest ...

Your femur connects many important muscles, tendons, and ligaments in your hips and knees to the other parts of your body, including parts of the circulatory system. More than that, it helps you carry ...

A, C, E (top) are the external views of an adult human, cat, and a juvenile horse, respectively. The bony cap is depicted in yellow, the distal phalanx is blue, and the middle phalanx is red. B, D, F, ...