A two-drug combination could be as effective as a chemotherapy drug often given in high doses to treat osteosarcoma, a bone cancer, and less toxic .

New research seeks to understand Homo floresiensis and human evolution by comparing the bones of island and mainland foxes.

A gene called FoxO1 reduces osteoarthritis symptoms in mice. If the same is true in people, it could prevent millions of knee and hip replacement surgeries.

A 9,000-year-old burial plot upends long-held ideas about hunter-gatherers. Between 30 and 50% of hunters in these populations were female, researchers say.

New research sheds light the bond between dogs and people. "We note a clear link between the movement of people and the introduction of a new type of dogs."

A new technique "offers potential to avoid increased fracture risks in osteoporosis patients and to maintain healthy bone for improved quality of life."

The remains of Bronze Age warriors suggest lactose tolerance, or the ability to digest milk, spread rapidly throughout Central Europe.

A new technique to regrow cartilage could one day help people avoid arthritis before things get too bad, researchers say.

"It's pretty much the best, worst-known dinosaur. Until this study, nobody knew what Dilophosaurus looked like or how it evolved."