When someone describes themselves as “big-boned,” they’re usually trying to explain why they appear larger even when eating ...

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) have developed a technique to replicate bone tissue complexity and bone ...

When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...

Dinosaurs sit at the crossroads between reptiles and birds, leading scientists to debate whether they were warm- or cold-blooded. A new study may have found the answer for different groups of ...

The human skeleton provides support, facilitates movement, and protects many internal organs in the body. However, as people age, their bones become weaker and more prone to fractures that take longer ...

A new analysis of its bones, however, has swung the needle back towards the concept of it going underwater to hunt its prey. Spinosaurus was initially believed to be an adept swimmer due to its paddle ...

Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered a new type of bone cell that may yield novel therapeutic targets and strategies for osteoporosis and other skeletal diseases.

A comprehensive genetic investigation led by Dr. Feng Liu at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital has uncovered ...

When animals are confronted by a threat, there is a physiological response; heart rate and breathing rates increase, and glucose floods the body to provide it with the energy for what comes next. We ...