Few animals are more majestic than those bearing a crown of antlers. Moose bear these head adornments particularly well; they ...

In biology and palaeontology (the study of extinct organisms) there are a few ways to estimate the age of an animal’s skeleton. One is the extent of fusion of sutures in the skeleton – how much the ...

Researchers are testing whether a protein that powers bone growth in the body can be harnessed to jump-start healing and possibly eliminate painful and intensive surgeries such as bone grafts. The ...

A bone-like composite developed at EPFL uses naturally occurring enzymes to accelerate mineralization through an ...

University of Texas Health Science Center researchers joined counterparts at Southwest Research Institute in pinpointing the exact biological point of bone structure that most acutely stimulates the ...

Exposure to “forever chemicals” early in life may quietly shape how strong a child’s bones become later on. New research ...

Scientists at the University of York have shown that altering the structure of sugar chains on the surface of stem cells could help promote bone growth in the body. The discovery could have important ...

Robocop only wishes he had a skeleton that could grow back if he ever broke a metal bone. If a cop with a robotic skeleton and the voice of Peter Weller isn’t totally indestructible, our bones have no ...

Researchers have interwoven various bone cells into an 'organoid' that can independently make new, hard bone tissue. It's the most complete 3D model of bone formation to date. It allows to study the ...

Growth plate fractures are injuries to the soft connective tissue in the ends of long bones of children and teens. This soft tissue makes it possible for bones to grow as children age. It’s also ...