New clinical insights reveal that protein isn't just for muscles—it makes up 50% of your bone volume and is the secret to ...

Top longevity experts reveal the essential nutrient synergy and lifestyle shifts required to reverse bone thinning and ...

A skeleton found in the Lake Turkana Basin area of northern Kenya is the most complete set of remains ever found of Homo ...

A rare Homo habilis skeleton from Kenya reveals how early humans moved, climbed, and adapted more than two million years ago.

Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum—the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four ...

An ancient DNA analysis of a 5,500-year-old human skeleton reveals that an ancestor of the bacterium that causes syphilis was ...

A controversial decision altered the landscape for Olympic qualification in women's skeleton. The affected sliders are taking ...

When in-person teaching resumed for the Spring 2022 semester, Anthropology Professor Marni LaFleur, PhD, introduced a new tool to enhance her students’ learning experience – bone boxes containing half ...

Teeth are not bones; they are harder and made for chewing. Teeth are part of the digestive system, not the skeletal system. Enamel is the hardest substance in the human body and protects teeth. Teeth ...

A review study conducted by Brazilian researchers found growing evidence that microplastics can reach and build up in human bone tissue, potentially disrupting bone metabolism. Lab and animal studies ...

Microplastics are not just in oceans and beaches. They are showing up inside the human body, including tissues that were once considered hard to reach. Bones are alive, constantly rebuilt by cells ...