How much of your body could you lose — and still survive?

In the classic 1975 British comedy film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," King Arthur battles a mysterious Black Knight who ...
Interesting Engineering

2-million-year-old skeleton reveals unexpected ape-like features in early human species

A partial skeleton weighing just 70 pounds is bridging a critical gap in the fossil record and redefining the timeline of ...
Parents on MSN

What exactly are growth plates—and why do they matter so much in childhood?

If your child's been injured you may have learned about growth plates, but if not, you may not know what they are or why they are important.
Science News

This dino’s fossil claw suggests it snatched eggs, not insects

A 67-million-year-old claw fossil reveals a new dinosaur species that may have used its hand spikes to snatch and pierce eggs ...
eLife

Direct MRI of Collagen

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body and has an important role in healthy tissue as well as in a range of prevalent diseases. Medical research and diagnostics hence call for means ...
WTNH

Employee at South Windsor business gets arm struck in machine, causing bone-deep lacerations

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (WTNH) — An employee at a South Windsor business was injured after his arm got stuck in a machine Wednesday morning, according to police. Police said the employee’s hand and lower ...
St. Cloud Times

Detective affidavit gives peek into St. Cloud area human remains case

(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 ...
al.com

Human bones a dog dragged into a Jefferson County yard 4 times finally identified

Human remains dragged to a Center Point home by a dog four different times in one year have now been identified as a 25-year-old man missing since 2024. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on ...
Science Daily

Scientists grow a tiny human “blood factory” that actually works

Researchers have recreated a miniature human bone marrow system that mirrors the real structure found inside our bones. The model includes the full mix of cells and signals needed for blood production ...
Labroots

Bone Marrow Model Made from Human Cells

Researchers recently developed a bone marrow model to study how the body generates cells. Interestingly, this model is the first of its kind to be developed entirely from human cells. Not only can ...
GEN

Bone Marrow Model Created Entirely from Human Cells

Typically, bone marrow research relies heavily on animal models and oversimplified cell cultures in the laboratory. Now, researchers from the Department of Biomedicine at the University of Basel and ...
EurekAlert!

Researchers build bone marrow model entirely from human cells

Our body’s “blood factory” consists of specialized tissue made up of bone cells, blood vessels, nerves and other cell types. Now, researchers have succeeded for the first time in recreating this ...