Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 3,300-year-old whistle made from a cow’s toe bone, believed to have been used by police to guard royal tomb workers. The artifact was found in the ruins of Read More
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Researchers in Germany have uncovered a hidden receptor, GPR133, that plays a vital role in bone strength. By activating it with a new compound called AP503, they boosted bone density in mice and even reversed Read More
Fossils found while building airport contain first mammoth DNA from tropical location Summary Construction of a new airport in Mexico has unearthed fossil remains of two mammoths, including enough material to extract and sequence ancient Read More
Deadly bone disease may have doomed Southeast Brazil's long-necked dinosaurs
A set of bones belonging to sauropods, as long-necked dinosaurs are called, found in the municipality of Ibirá in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, reveals that the region was conducive to a bone Read More
An unusually short and wide pelvis helps humans stand and walk on two legs, but how did it get this way? Summary The human pelvis’s unique, short, and wide shape is crucial for bipedalism (Read More
Overweight teenagers with impaired glucose control showed poor bone quality, raising concerns for future osteoporosis risk. Summary A recent study reveals that overweight teenagers exhibiting impaired glucose control, a precursor to diabetes, also suffer from Read More
A pivotal wrist bone in birds appears earlier in theropods. This could shift views on how flight evolved. An analysis of two theropod dinosaur fossils reveals they possessed a type of wrist bone that is Read More