The lacrimal bone is perhaps the most fragile bone of the face and one of the smallest bones in the body. Spanning between the middle of each eye socket, each lacrimal is thin and scalelike and serves ...

Can a skeleton be a storyteller? When it comes to dinosaur bones, the answer is yes — if you know how to listen! Prehistoric fossils are a wealth of critical scientific information. Everything from ...

To perfect their craft, artists study the human form. Some also train their views on the interior of the human body. An exhibition at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles features some ...

New materials designed by artificial intelligence promise to provide stronger hip replacements and improve how fractures heal.

Certain conditions or diseases can affect bone strength and flexibility and result in health complications. Bone is a living, growing tissue that mainly consists of collagen and calcium. Bones provide ...