A good forensic anthropologist has to be skilled in a lot of things—including archaeological field techniques, functional anatomy, human paleontology (fossils ... The bones of the upper body, for ...

Study found mineral content in clavicles increased with age while protein content decreased.

Bones discovered in the wreckage of the Mary Rose are providing clues about how someone’s collarbone changes depending on ...

But Lucy and other fossil finds reveal that more than 3 million years ago, a relatively small-brained, ape-faced human ancestor ... internal organs and entire upper body as she moved.

In the upper right part of your abdomen, the liver is your body's filtration system ... specialized unit of the human anatomy. Since arteries are made up of tissue, and have a specialized function, ...

A new study of human skeletal remains from the wreck of the 16th century English warship "Mary Rose" suggests that whether a ...

A new study of human skeletal remains from the wreck of the 16th century English warship Mary Rose suggests that whether a person is right- versus left-handed may influence how their clavicle bone ...

Hiroshi Ishiguro has created six robot clones of himself. Recently, he developed Geminoid HI-6, which has a similar physical ...

At SheThePeople, we take a deep-down look at whether gender and body types play a role in the impact space and its forces ...

Interview with Dr. Sheona Shankland (PhD Researcher, Lancaster University Medical School, U.K.), and Dr. Alex Hildred (Head ...

Few drugs are available to treat heavy metals that enter the body, either from lead poisoning or nuclear fallout. A UC ...

Body size is estimated ... and an intact upper leg bone show Lucy was roughly three-and-a-half feet tall. Muscle attachment scars on her skeleton suggest she was powerfully built.