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 searching for missing hiker Esther Dingley have found bones near the site where she last made contact with her boyfriend in November. French police confirmed remains had been found at Port de la Glere but said it would take ‘several days or even weeks’ before they were properly analysed and any results obtained. A … 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
Almost half (44 per cent) of people on the lowest rung of society from the 10th to 14th centuries had some form of broken bone.
Flint chopping tools were used by early humans beginning 2.6 million years ago to break animal bones and release the high-calorie marrow inside, a study has found. Researchers led from Germany and Isreal analysed the function of 53 similar chopping tools found at the 400,000-year old site of Revadim, east of Ashdod. Each chopping tool … Read more
The recipe for healthy children: Scientists say 11 hours of sleep, 90 minutes of ‘vigorous activity’ and 8 hours sitting gives youngsters the strongest bones Researchers examined 804 children aged between 11 and 13 for the new study The study authors tracked their activity levels, time spent asleep and bone mass They used this information … Read more
Police launch probe after ‘human bones’ were found in a Greater Manchester town The discovery was made before 10.05am on Saturday near Calf Lane in Mossley Police have described the discovery as ‘possible human bones’ The scene has been cordoned off while the investigation continues By Aliki Kraterou For Mailonline Published: 15:16 BST, 18 October … Read more
Police launch probe after ‘human bones’ were found in a Greater Manchester town The discovery was made before 10.05am on Saturday near Calf Lane in Mossley Police have described the discovery as ‘possible human bones’ The scene has been cordoned off while the investigation continues By Aliki Kraterou For Mailonline Published: 15:16 BST, 18 October … Read more