A pioneering application of radiocarbon dating on small mammal remains reveals a brief and episodic occupation at the height of the last glacial period, suggesting that these colossal bone ...

Thousands of years before stone houses or mud bricks, Ice Age humans in Ukraine were building shelters out of mammoth bones.

On a windswept plateau in what is now central Ukraine, hunter gatherers facing brutal Ice Age winters did something ...

Bones are the hard organs that make up the endoskeleton of vertebrates, featuring a complex inner and outer structure that allows them to remain hard while reducing weight. Their functions include ...

Fungi are master engineers capable of building vast networks underground. Now, researchers have harnessed their capabilities to create a living building material that could be a sustainable ...

Typically, bone marrow research relies heavily on animal models and oversimplified cell cultures in the laboratory. Now, researchers from the Department of Biomedicine at the University of Basel and ...

Dairy isn't the only food that's good for bone health. Prunes may also protect bone structure and strength in postmenopausal women, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers. The findings ...