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 ...

The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over millions of years. It comprises an axial skeleton, which consists of the skull and the spine, as well as an ...

When you’re sledding down an ice track face-first, faster than it’s legal to drive a car, you know your are dealing with some serious physics. By CLIVE THOMPSON Illustrations by TATSURO KIUCHI MARCH 6 ...

A unique opportunity to assess in vivo body composition was provided by a single direct cadaver analysis in a patient who willed her body to the authors' laboratories, having had an isotope dilution ...