Bony spurs (Figure 1) are responsible for much of the pain and limited joint movement experienced by sufferers of some inflammatory joint diseases. The relationship between inflammation, bone erosion ...

This animal's armor has upended a key law of evolution For more than a century, biologists assumed that the bony plates embedded in the skin of lizards – like natural chain mail – were an ancient ...

A sunfish found near the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean weighed as much as an S.U.V. Scientists say it’s a sign that the sea’s largest creatures can live if we let them. By Annie Roth It was easy for ...

Today, whale sharks are the largest fish in the sea—growing to nearly the size of a school bus. But these massive cartilaginous critters are not the largest fish to ever glide through the ocean. One ...

An unusual cause of ischemic stroke — the presence of structural bone and cartilage anomalies which cause mechanical stress to arteries supplying the brain — has been highlighted in a new case series.

A heel spur is a foot condition that’s created by a bony-like growth, called a calcium deposit, that extends between your heel bone and arch. Heel spurs often start in the front of and underneath your ...

Dinosaur fashion, like that of humans, is subject to interpretation. Bony cranial crests, horns or bumps may have served to woo mates or help members of the same species identify one another. While ...