In today’s 3 Brilliant Minutes, Brad Spakowitz discusses some interesting facts about bones and one new fact: 10% to 30% of ...

Some adults do indeed have more than 206 bones. These extras, known as accessory bones or supernumerary bones, may occur when ...

Human skeletons are often described in neat textbook numbers, but real bodies are far messier and more interesting. Extra ...

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have evolved testicles of all different sizes. In almost all these separate cases, ...

Opinion editor’s note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. At $2,200, a specimen available online from Skulls ...

You can buy a human skull or any number of other human body parts with the click of a mouse.The business of buying and selling human body parts made news when a former Cumberland County man was among ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Without even thinking about it, the bone marrow in your body is ...

It was thought that disabled people were looked down upon in the Middle Ages, but a new discovery disputes that belief. Human bones discovered by archaeologists offer a window into the lives of Middle ...