Prudent' dietary choices in a person's 60s was linked to a slightly lower risk of bone fractures and heart disease mortality ...

Live Science reports that bones from one of the smallest human ancestors, who lived two million years ago, were retrieved ...

A bone believed to be that of a human skull was found by a hunter in the woods off Route 3 in Plymouth earlier this month, according to local police reports. Around 9:30 a.m. on March 6 ...

One of the smallest human relatives ever found has been unearthed in South Africa. Standing just 3 feet, 4.5 inches (1.03 meters) tall, the adult Paranthropus robustus, who died 2 million years ...

What's more, according to their analysis of modern human DNA, one of these isolated populations left a stronger legacy in our genes than the other. "The question of where we come from is one that has ...

Scientists are learning what short and long-duration space missions do to human bodies. Some changes are common like a puffier face, bone loss, and less sleep. Here are nine ways the harsh ...

An astronaut’s muscle and bone mass can diminish due to the lack of gravity in space. According to the BBC, the muscles that help maintain posture are affected the most because the muscles don’t have ...

If you stay for a long time in space, your muscles and bones will weaken, primarily in the legs and lower back. Gravity always acts on you while you are on the earth, so even if you are not really ...

According to the Arthritis Foundation, the hip is one of the body’s largest weight-bearing joints. It is where the thigh bone meets the pelvis to form a ball-and-joint socket. The hip joint ...

Bones of two humans have been found near a resort in Sigatoka. Police confirm resort workers were digging a drain when they discovered the bones. Police investigations continue.