Researchers proved that a misidentified skeleton from the 19 th century actually belongs to infamous outlaw Johannes Bückler, also known as Schinderhannes. Genealogical research found a living ...

In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers at the ...

exposing the body to the elements, denying themselves sleep, and jumping in the fire. Though the sex of the skeleton was initially unknown, experts assumed it was male like the only two other ...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The U.S. won the mixed skeleton world championship for the first time Saturday night, after not even medaling in the first four editions of the event. The team of Austin ...

From the skull to the smallest bone in your pinky toe, the skeleton acts as internal scaffolding to give stability to the body, and forms protective cocoons around important organs. Despite their ...