The boyfriend of missing British hiker Esther Dingley said the mountain pass where bones have been found was an ‘easy’ route that was ‘well within her capabilities’, as her family appealed for ‘urgent’ answers after the discovery. Dan Colegate said Puerto de la Glera, Port de la Glere in French, was part of the route he … Read more
Police are analysing bones found near the spot where missing hiker Esther Dingley went missing late last year. A mountain runner raised the alarm around 2pm on Friday after discovering what he believed could be the remains of a body. Spanish police went to the area but had to alert their French counterparts after discovering … Read more
Tiger Woods’ injuries after his SUV wrecked in Southern California in February have been revealed in a crash report by paramedics who responded to the scene. Woods, 45, was knocked unconscious and suffered a gash to his jaw as well as ‘bruised right and left rib cage, fractured right tibia and fibula, possible right ankle … Read more
A dog with a bone is happiness personified, but early domesticated canines ate almost no meat, according to a new study. Researchers examining proteins in the bones of Bronze Age dogs in Spain found many were fed a diet of primarily cereal grains, like millet. That menu may have been a necessity, since their human … Read more
While our bones act as a support structure for our body, millions of years ago they behaved like batteries to help ancient fish travel long distances. A team of German paleontologists analyzed bone structures of a 423 million-year-old jawless, armored extinct species that showed the creature’s bone cells dissolved some of the tissue to supply … Read more
Ancient kangaroo which weighed 60kg and could climb trees is discovered for the first time – and researchers say it could change what we know about Australia’s landscape Research on ‘Congruus kitcheneri’ found it lived half on land, half in trees Bones found on the Nullarbor Plain, challenging a belief it was always treeless Researchers … Read more
New evidence suggests malaria has been plaguing humans much earlier than scientists previously believed. The deadly parasite, which kills more than a million people each year, is transmitted by mosquitoes. The theory is the introduction of irrigation and slash-and-burn agriculture created stagnant pools that were fertile breeding grounds for malaria-carry mosquitos. But genetic mutations in … Read more
Bad news for vegans! Following a meat and dairy-free diet leads to weaker BONES, scientists warn Experts from Germany compared the bone health of vegans and non-vegans They found that vegans, on average, tended to have poorer bone health Vegans were deficient in key nutrients that typically come from animal products Such nutrients included vitamins … Read more
Working class people in medieval Cambridge lived hard lives that meant they were far more likely to suffer serious physical injury that the upper echelons of society, a new study reveals. It found nearly half (44 per cent) of people on the lowest rung of the social ladder from the 10th to 14th centuries suffered … Read more
3D-printed ‘bones’ made living cells are formed at room temperature for the first time using a special gel that allows doctors to build structures minutes before surgery Scientists have 3D-printed ‘bone’ at room temperature with a special ink The ink contains the patient’s living cells, along with calcium phosphate The mixture hardens within minutes of … Read more