By digitally modeling muscles and tendons for the skeleton of Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis), researchers determined that our hominin ancestors could run well but topped out around 11 mph.

A new study is “a bit of a counterweight to the endless hyperbole about how incredibly complex and powerful the human brain is,” one researcher said. By Carl Zimmer In our digital age ...

Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins ...

Exciting news in tissue engineering: researchers recreate the notochord, paving the way for advancements in spinal research.

Scientists at the Allen Institute have identified specific cell types in the brain of mice that undergo major changes as they ...

A team of biologists in Montana and Germany has found that, regardless of type, those insects that express a protective stick ...

Human behaviour refers to the way humans act and interact. It is based on and influenced by several factors, such as genetic make-up, culture and individual values and attitudes. Altruistic kidney ...

The faculty and staff are committed to teaching an evolving and compelling curriculum, wherein students study the organization and relationship of anatomical structures of the human body within a ...

This valuable study confirms that finding in a new species ... The budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) is a parakeet species with human-like behavioral sensitivity to many sounds and the capacity to ...

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Adrenal Gland Disorders ... Loukas M. A review of the anatomy and clinical significance of adrenal veins. Clin Anat.

Dec. 19, 2024 — Antibodies can improve the rehabilitation of people with acute spinal cord injury. Researchers have investigated this with promising results. For the first time, it was possible ...