If you are an arthropod, you’ve come to the wrong place. About 98 percent of all animals are invertebrates, meaning they have no backbone or internal skeletal system, and humans happen to be in the minority. Humans: Read on to learn all about your 206 bones (270 if you’re a newborn), plus the ligaments, tendons, and cartilage that connects them.
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What are the systems of the body? Fast facts about the human body and how it worksReference Learn all about the human body's many systems and some of its individual organs, both vital and vestigial.
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Ancient Skeleton Found on Famed Antikythera ShipwreckA well-preserved 2,000-year-old skeleton could provide the first DNA evidence recovered from an ancient shipwreck.
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The Human Skeletal SystemHumans wouldn't get very far without bones — literally.
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This May Be the Face of a Pictish Chieftain Who Was Brutally Murdered 1,400 Years AgoA Pictish man with a rugged face who was brutally murdered 1,400 years ago may have been royalty, new research finds.
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Was This Famous Revolutionary War Hero Intersex?Remains in General Pulaski's tomb tell an unexpected and intriguing tale.
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What Is the Toothiest Animal on Earth?How many teeth can one mouth hold? You may be surprised.
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Why an Outlaw Was Stabbed to Death and Then Buried Face-Down in Medieval SicilyThe killing was "effective and rapid" by someone who knows human anatomy "very well."
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Photos: 500-Year-Old Body of Man with Thigh-High BootsArchaeologists discovered the man's body in London's sewer system.
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Pompeii Man Had a Really, Really Bad Day 2,000 Years AgoA decapitated skeleton is the latest find among the ruins of Pompeii
