These findings, which were reported in Science, have suggested that natural selection had a strong influence on the genetic changes that altered our anatomy, and gave early humans an evolutionary leg ...

Latest about The Skeletal System Diagram of the Human Skeletal System (Infographic) By Ross Toro published 5 August 13 ...

In diabetes, much attention goes to sugar control, insulin levels, and the threat of nerve damage. But a new study reveals ...

This is an accurate description of a photograph that shows the first complete human nervous system dissection — a feat that was accomplished by Philadelphia anatomist Rufus B. Weaver in 1888.

The largest bone in the human body is the femur in the leg, "nearly 20 inches long (50 centimeters) in adults," Glatter told Live Science in an email. "It's commonly referred to as the thigh bone." ...

Humans have a distinctive skeleton, and are the only bipedal great apes (the great ape species are bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and humans). While the evolution of the human skeleton ...