Bones

Dinosaur sex differences 'hard to spot' from fossils alone © Mark Witton

Dinosaur sex differences ‘hard to spot’ from fossils alone

New analysis of Broken Hill skull raises human ancestry questions (The Trustees of the Natural History Museum)

New analysis of Broken Hill skull raises human ancestry questions

The Bone Wars: how a bitter rivalry drove progress in palaeontology © Frederick Gutekunst (Public domain)

The Bone Wars How a bitter rivalry drove progress in palaeontology

Shanidar skeleton discovery sheds light on neanderthal burial rites (The ribs and spine of the Neanderthal emerging from the sediment in Shanidar Cave © Graeme Barker Cambridge University/PA)

Shanidar skeleton discovery sheds light on Neanderthal ‘flower burial’

Brian Switek: How did bones evolve? © Getty Images

Brian Switek How did bones evolve?

Micro implants could restore walking in spinal injury patients © Getty Images

Micro implants could restore walking in spinal injury patients

Babies from ancient Ecuador found wearing the skulls of other children as helmets © Sara Juengst & Richard Lunniss

Babies from ancient Ecuador found wearing the skulls of other children as helmets

Journey underneath the skin with these amazing pictures from the new book Anatomicum

In pictures Journey underneath the skin with amazing illustrations from the new book Anatomicum

Salamander-like cartilage regrowth sheds light why hip and knee injuries take longer to heal © Getty Images

Salamander-like cartilage regrowth sheds light on why hip and knee injuries take longer to heal

Arthritis drug could ease symptoms of blood cancer © Getty Images

Low-cost arthritis drug ‘significantly reduces’ symptoms of blood cancers

Bone (yellow), cartilage (blue) and marrow (red) are all present in a single stem cell derived from a human skeleton © Chan and Longaker et al

Newly identified stem cells could regrow bones

Why can't bones grow back? © Getty Images

Why can’t bones grow back?