Bones

New identification technique pushes back timeline of fire use to over a million years ago - study

Researchers explained that when bones exposed to high levels of heat are illuminated with specific light wavelengths, they light up with a distinctive glow.

Stages of Burning on Bones – white (#5 on right) is the most burnt while yellow-beige (on left #1) is unburnt.
Osteoporosis can begin as early as age 35

How to prevent bones from breaking at a later age

Bone health is not a matter that begins at an older age, but rather a process that accompanies us throughout life

Strengthening the body's bones

Illustration: Knuckle cracking

The noise that stresses those around you: What really happens when you crack your joints


Newly discovered fossil challenges idea of ape origins in east Africa - study

The remains, discovered in 2023 and 2024, are incomplete, and made up of only a few jawbone fragments and worn teeth. 

Image from Apes and monkeys, Their life and language; illustrative.

Neanderthals who lived in Siberian cave millenia apart were distant relatives, study finds

Further analysis of the genetic similarity showed that Neanderthals in the Altai region likely lived in groups of fewer than 50 people.

 World's oldest Neanderthal fingerprint found on 43,000-year-old pebble in Spain. Illustration.

Israel Police investigating after human remains found in ocean off coast of Herzliya

According to the police, the human bones were found in the sea by Tel Aviv District Marine Police officers after they received a call from citizens.

VIEW OF Sidna Ali Beach in Herzliya, February 21, 2026.

Man's oldest friend: Dogs have been around for over 15,000 years, genetic study shows

The dog, descended from an ancient wolf population separate from modern wolves, was the first animal domesticated by people, with animals such as goats, sheep, cattle and cats coming later.

A man hugging his dog

Human remains found by children in Jerusalem woods may solve year-long mystery of missing tourist

Children walking in the woods outside of Pisgat Ze'ev on Friday before Shabbat found the bones and showed them to one of their fathers, who called the police.

BONES FOUND with a missing Finnish tourist's passport next to them.

Researchers discover world’s oldest sewn hide, dated to Ice Age, in Oregon caves - study

Through carbon dating, researchers have ruled that the artifacts are between approximately 11,700 and 12,900 years old, a time when Ice Age temperatures had returned after a brief warm period.

Inside Sea Lion Caves, Oregon, February 10, 2026.

Fossils found in Moroccan cave may be a close Homo sapiens ancestor

The fossilized lower jawbones of two adults and a toddler, as well as teeth, a thigh bone, and some vertebrae, were unearthed in a cave in Casablanca, Morocco.

The mandible of an archaic human who lived about 773 000 years ago is pictured after being excavated at a cave called Grotte a Hominides at a site known as Thomas Quarry I in the southwest part of the Moroccan city of Casablanca in this undated photograph released on January 7, 2026.

Copper ions in coffin reveal why Italian 'green mummy' turned emerald, say researchers

The teenage boy found in a Bologna villa cellar in 1987 was preserved by copper's antimicrobial action, which halted decay and infused his skin and bones with a vivid green patina.

Copper ions in coffin reveal why Italian 'green mummy' turned emerald, say researchers.

Bone tools and beads from 13,000 years ago unearthed in Direkli Cave, Turkey

Prof. Erek: "The differentiation of this tool industry and use of varied materials point to the period's industrial development."

An archaeologist cleans a found artifact in the form of bones with a brush. Historical reconstruction of archaeological research of the 19th century.

‘Time-Capsule’ bones of Huayracursor illuminate the rise of later giants like Argentinosaurus

Dated to about 230 million years, jaguensis is among the earliest known dinosaurs and promises new insight into the rise of the giant sauropods.

‘Time-Capsule’ bones of Huayracursor illuminate the rise of later giants like Argentinosaurus.