Analyses of bones found across the world suggest that the birds entered human settlements more recently than previously thought. But they don’t seem to have immediately made their way to the table, raising questions as to why people started keeping them.

A study offers a new explanation for how exercise strengthens bones and the immune system.

The bioactive coating tethers restorative proteins to implanted tissues and fosters new growth, animal studies suggest.

Independently produced knockout mouse strains fail to find evidence of the bone protein’s endocrine functions, and divide researchers’ opinions.

An analysis of microwear patterns in fossilized canid teeth supports the theory that early dogs and wolves had distinct diets.

A new study highlights the importance of the transverse arch in regulating the stiffness of the human foot.

Using advanced microscopy and imaging techniques, scientists have revealed new parts of the human body and overturned previous misconceptions.

The last few years have yielded new insights into human anatomy. Explore this interactive graphic to learn about some of these discoveries.  

A combination of two drugs appears to restore cartilage in rats.

A brain-activated, bone-derived hormone called osteocalcin regulates the acute stress response in rodents and possibly humans.

Researchers say the skull belongs to an Australopithecus species once thought to be a predecessor to “Lucy,” but now that relationship is murky.

Animal studies and a few small clinical trials show it’s possible to get commensal microbes to protect against bone loss, rather than contribute to it.

Juvenile eels break down bone tissue and rebuild it in preparation for mating.

The fabella disappeared from our lineage millions of years ago, but over the last century, its presence in people’s knees has become more common.

They hope to develop the “exercise hormone” into therapeutics that harness the benefits of exercise for people unable to do so.

Researchers recovered the cells that give rise to bone and cartilage from fetal and adult bone marrow and also derived them from induced pluripotent stem cells.

Ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles enable gene delivery to fix fractures.