A fully developed adult human will typically have 206 bones in their body. These bones work well together and provide the rigid, yet mobile, structure that your body needs to perform everyday tasks.

Some adults do indeed have more than 206 bones. These extras, known as accessory bones or supernumerary bones, may occur when ...

The University of Sheffield, UK has announced admissions for its new MSc in Human Bioarchaeology and Osteology, starting in September 2026. The postgraduate course gives students the chance to study ...

Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong ...

New study of 7-million-year-old fossils from Chad proves Sahelanthropus tchadensis walked upright while still climbing trees.

So the mathematician's answer is that humans have either seven or eight holes. In the end, the question is not just about ...

Scientists found ancient bone chemistry that reveals animal health, diet, disease, and environments from millions of years ago.

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) Benton County investigators are piecing together clues after human remains were found Nov. 19 in Minden Township, east of St ...

When Paul Tafforeau saw his first experimental scans of a COVID-19 victim’s lung, he thought he had failed. A paleontologist by training, Tafforeau had been laboring with a team strewn across Europe ...

Scientists say they have solved the mystery of the Burtele foot, a set of 3.4 million-year-old bones found in Ethiopia in 2009. The fossils, along with others unearthed more recently, have now been ...

(Washington, DC) – Human Rights Watch today published a detailed question-and-answer document analyzing the Trump administration’s boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific. To date, 26 reported ...