Analysis of early human bone fossils reveals adaptations for climbing trees and manipulating stones millions of years ago.

Contrary to what we might think, the noise of clapping isn’t just the slap of skin on skin. “It’s the air column pushed by this jet flow of air coming out of the hand cavity that causes the ...

Here, authors reveal the anatomy of the chimpanzee arcuate fasciculus predicts use of intentional, communicative gestures and sounds. The chimpanzee arcuate is not left-asymmetric at the ...

The discovery was made possible by scientists at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine who introduced this ancient DNA segment to assess its role in shaping skeletal anatomy. A few of the mice who ...

HSS is the #1 orthopedic hospital in the world and a national leader in rheumatology. This content was created by our physicians and experts. Broken ankles are painful and temporarily disabling. If a ...