Some adults do indeed have more than 206 bones. These extras, known as accessory bones or supernumerary bones, may occur when ...

Human skeletons are often described in neat textbook numbers, but real bodies are far messier and more interesting. Extra ...

Pascal Buenzli receives funding from The Australian Research Council (project grant DE130101191). Natalie Sims receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and The Australian ...

At this very moment, voracious cells are eating away at your bones. Not to worry, though — that’s just a normal part of bone maintenance in healthy adults. The formation of new bone cells balances out ...

From shoulders to skulls, learn how our bones made humans unique in this excerpt from “Skeleton Keys” by Riley Black. The following is an excerpt of Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone by Riley ...

Everyone has bones, but not everyone understands the importance of changes in what’s going on inside their bodies. Walking, sleeping and having secure organs are all possible with the help of our ...

Bones are amazing. People are often surprised to learn that bone is a living tissue. It is widely understood that our bones have the ability to repair themselves after breaks and fractures. But they ...

Science writer Brian Switek has long been obsessed with bones. Mostly those have been dinosaur bones, as Brian's an enthusiast who spends much time digging for, thinking about and writing about ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Rose George SKELETON KEYS The Secret Life of Bone By Brian Switek Us cruel humans. We produce ...