When a medical examiner needs help identifying a deceased person and determining how that person died, they turn to forensic anthropologists.

Study finds prehistoric hunter-gatherers in South Texas may have crafted musical instruments from human bones.

A wall made of human bones was just discovered underneath a cathedral in Belgium. Experts estimate that the macabre structure ...

Researchers have analyzed modified human bones from prehistoric sites in Texas, revealing evidence of cultural ties to ...

An unknown tribe of ancient hunter-gatherers that lived on the south Texas coast may have made music using modified human ...

New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has identified porcupine inhibition—a strategy that blocks a key ...

A discovery of the articulating hip, thigh, and shin bones of Paranthropus ... but far fewer bones from the rest of the skeleton have been found. The new discovery of complete leg bones provides ...

It may also result from inflammation in a band of tough fibrous tissue that runs down the outside of the thigh and attaches to the front of the tibia (shin bone). Lateral knee pain is common among ...

Duck-footedness causes feet to point outward while walking. Learn causes, when to seek medical help, and treatment options for this common childhood condition.

The tough MCL ligament fibers that connect the end of the femur (thigh bone ... The association of bone bruising and grade of MCL injury in patients sustaining isolated MCL injuries. Skeletal Radiol.

The trillions of cells that make up our skeleton age too, and some change in ways that weaken the very structure of our bones. Aging and stress can induce cellular senescence in osteocytes ...

a human bite mark on her ear, and lacerations on her body. The rescue group said the fracture to her left femoral head is an old injury, and the break to the right femoral head is new, likely the ...