Like Indiana Jones, thresher sharks have mastered the art of the whip using their tails. Now, new research provides intricate details showing that vertebrae anatomy might support the mechanics of ...

A novel indwelling subcutaneous intrathecal catheter circumvented the complex spine anatomy of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a challenge when giving nusinersen via intrathecal injection ...

Selam is a 3.3 million-year-old toddler and human ancestor whose skeleton provides clues on how we transitioned to walking upright. Zeray Alemseged/University of Chicago Fossils of an ancient child’s ...

Though both giraffes and humans have the same number of individual neck bones (known as vertebrae), the two species also have size and structural differences. Just like humans, giraffes are said to ...

Spondylosis is a general term for degenerative conditions that affect the disks, vertebrae, and joints in the back. Back pain is a common symptom. Spondylosis is a common age-related condition that ...