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The study of human skeletal biology has advanced markedly through the integration of high‐resolution imaging, geometric morphometrics and archaeological data. Detailed analysis of long bone ...

When someone describes themselves as “big-boned,” they’re usually trying to explain why they appear larger even when eating reasonably well or exercising regularly. The phrase has become cultural ...

An ancient skeleton found in a cave in Borneo without its left foot demonstrates what researchers are calling the oldest known case of surgical amputation. Researchers found the 31,000-year-old human ...

Our skeletal muscles, which link to bones and enable us to move, have a remarkable ability to regenerate after they've suffered an injury. Scientists have now developed a cutting edge microscopy tool ...

Integrative approach to Great Plains skeletal biology / Douglas W. Owsley and Richard L. Jantz -- Archaeological context of human skeletons in the northern and central plains / Donald J. Blakeslee -- ...

The story of how a rare, 20-metre-plus skeleton made its way from Oregon to Alberta’s Badlands begins with an unrelated ...

Introduction: Research overview / George W. Gill -- Review of Polynesian and Pacific skeletal biology / Michael Pietrusewsky and Michele Toomay Douglas -- Chronology and Easter Island prehistory / ...