In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers have now discovered that these skeletal cells do not just differ in their developmental ...

From the skull to the smallest bone in your pinky toe, the skeleton acts as internal scaffolding to give stability to the body, and forms protective cocoons around important organs. Despite their ...

A common practice of asceticism involved living at the top of a pillar while preaching and praying, often with heavy chains worn around the body. In a study published in the April issue of the ...

(Representative pic) A couple in the UK were baffled after they came across a mysterious "skeleton-like" figure ... it punctures their skin and drains their body fluids.