Before Andreas Vesalius published his landmark title on human anatomy, The Fabric of the Human Body, in 1543, it was a commonly held belief that men had one less rib than women.(As the biblical ...

Oldest human skeleton in Thailand dating back to 29,000 years could rewrite history. ... This latest find, a 29,000-year-old human skeleton, is perhaps the most significant yet.

Leonardo da Vinci dissected some 30 cadavers in his lifetime, leaving behind a trove of beautiful—and accurate—anatomical drawings. Leonardo da Vinci's extensive studies of human anatomy were ...

From a strictly mineral standpoint, life on Earth is pretty ridiculous. Some carbon is organized, moves around a little and then falls back apart. Not so ...

Remember that skeleton hanging in the front of your classroom? In some schools, those were actual human remains. We used science to figure out the story behind one of them.

A SKELETON found under a family’s driveway dates back 1,300 years to a century before Alfred The Great became king, experts found. The adult skull and bones were unearthed by builder Terry ...

The skeleton was laid out on its back with its arms crossed over the chest. Hofer phoned the grim discovery into police — then continued to the 14,374-foot summit before visiting investigators ...