"The vertebrate skeleton is one of nature's most amazing feats. Composed of cartilage and bone, it forms the supportive structure for all the remaining aspects of our anatomy. Stripped of skin, we can ...

In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered that these skeletal cells do not just ...

Vertebrate skeletal tissues exhibit remarkable diversity in both their mechanical properties and evolutionary adaptations. These tissues are finely tuned composite materials where a combination of ...

What do we have in common with fish, besides being vertebrates? The types of joints we (and most vertebrates) share most likely originated from the same common ancestor. But it’s not a feature that we ...

Long before humans evolved, a small eel shaped creature swimming in ancient seas carried eyes that look strikingly familiar.