Skeletal muscle is a dynamic and highly adaptable tissue responsible for voluntary movement, posture and metabolic regulation. Its unique architecture, involving myofibres, satellite cells and a ...

The study of human skeletal biology has advanced markedly through the integration of high‐resolution imaging, geometric morphometrics and archaeological data. Detailed analysis of long bone ...

The radiating, kaleidoscopic pattern you see here was once the living glass skeleton – the cell wall – of a single-celled organism called a diatom. These organisms absorb silicon from their ...

Our skeletal muscles, which link to bones and enable us to move, have a remarkable ability to regenerate after they've suffered an injury. Scientists have now developed a cutting edge microscopy tool ...

What began as student concern about an aging skeleton in an Austin Peay State University lab has evolved into a thoughtful response to medical education's complex history.

This vivid chameleon embryo has been stained to highlight the bones and cartilage of its skeleton. You can also see some of its developing internal organs. This vivid chameleon embryo has been stained ...

The latest research on a Neanderthal infant from Amud Cave in Israel is giving a clearer picture of how different early ...

Human biology in ancient complex societies: some concepts for bioarchaeology / Haagen D. Klaus, Amanda R. Harvey, and Mark N. Cohen -- Part I. Growth, stature, and social organization. A bone to pick: ...

Integrative approach to Great Plains skeletal biology / Douglas W. Owsley and Richard L. Jantz -- Archaeological context of human skeletons in the northern and central plains / Donald J. Blakeslee -- ...

An ancient skeleton found in a cave in Borneo without its left foot demonstrates what researchers are calling the oldest known case of surgical amputation. Researchers found the 31,000-year-old human ...