This ancient bird has a modern tail bone.

Human remains around Roopkund Lake in India bear South Asian, East Asian, and Mediterranean ancestry.

Microbial species that are commonly associated with oral diseases in modern humans are unreliable proxies for determining tooth health status in ancient samples, a new study finds.

The skull bones of a catfish move in coordination when capturing prey.

The world’s largest T. rex found to date likely weighed nearly 20,000 pounds during its life.

The pelvic bones of women have been shaped more by random evolution than by natural selection, a new study finds.

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.

The Chilean government contends that the remains of a mummified fetus, recently sequenced by US researchers, were exhumed illegally.

Scientists are taking a close look at fish skeletons for inspiration to solve engineering problems.