If asked, "What is bone?" many people would answer, "It's the hard stuff that supports the body."Of course, that is also correct.But in reality, bones are not just hard sticks.Inside the bone, old ...

Wearing shoes seems to affect the density and volume of a spongy network within a bone in our ankles, which could affect the validity of previous research into the evolution of walking ...

Small tunnels in the spongy (trabecular) part of bone have been known for decades, but their role has remained unclear.

Nature has spent millions of years optimizing the connection between bone and tendon. Over a very short distance, the body ...

It's no coincidence that our bodies feel a little creakier as we age. The trillions of cells that make up our skeleton age too, and some change in ways that weaken the very structure of our bones.