The human foot has 26 bones, 33 joints, and over 100 muscles ... and arranged in parallel to mimic the skeletal structure of the foot. The chains are connected to the heel—and to one another ...

ape-faced human ancestor walked steadily on two feet. To get a picture of how Lucy's species, Australopithecus afarensis, moved, scientists compare fossils to the bones of modern humans ...

The left hip and leg bones from a young female Paranthropus robustus discovered in South Africa show she was extremely short ...

From the skull to the smallest bone in your pinky toe, the skeleton acts as internal scaffolding to give stability to the ...

But with humans, it’s all going on under the skin. The human skeleton is made up of more than 200 bones that give protection and support and allow the body to move. The skeleton gives the body ...