What is the maximum height for a mountain on Earth!? And why?

Did our most famous fossil ancestor, Lucy, die by falling out of a tall tree? The answer is part of a decades-long debate over how, exactly, our ancestors transitioned from life in the trees to life on the ground.

Join the Amoeba Sisters on this introduction to the human Skeletal System! This video first introduces several types of skeletal systems found in different organisms before focusing on the human endoskeleton. Then, this video takes a...

Join the Amoeba Sisters on this introduction to the human Skeletal System! This video first introduces several types of skeletal systems found in different organisms before focusing on the human endoskeleton. Then, this video takes a...

Carolyn Porco shares exciting new findings from the Cassini spacecraft's recent sweep of one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus. Samples gathered from the moon's icy geysers hint that an ocean under its surface could harbor life.

Earthquakes shake a lot of things up, but after decades or even centuries, it might be a little tough to figure out when or even where one may have happened. Luckily, nature has a few ways of letting us know.

A broken bone might seem worse than a sprain, but you'll get over it much more quickly.

What is the maximum height for a mountain on Earth!? And why?

Glycolysis is the cytoplasmic process of breaking down one glucose molecule into two pyruvate molecules, producing a net gain of 2 ATP, 2 NADH, and 2 water molecules. It functions with or without oxygen—serving as the first step in...

NASA's MESSENGER probes greatest images of Mercury's surface.

Osteoporosis

At this point we know a lot about how rocks form, but now we need to understand precisely how they are weathered. Weathering describes the forces and conditions that break down rocks that are exposed at the surface into smaller...

There are a few topics that just never get old for me. "Pay for performance". "overtesting". "medical myths". And, of course, my never-ending war with the milk industrial complex.

KENNESAW, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 03: AN UNSTOPPABLE woman with a brittle bone condition has embarked on an intense workout regime, despite having broken literally hundreds of bones in her life. 22-year-old Jasmine Manuel has Osteogenesis...

There are several news studies that confirm what we've been saying for years. Vitamin D supplements don't do much, and are unnecessary for just about everybody.

Fashionista Michaela Davert has a rare condition that means she can break a bone as easily as a piece of chalk. The 18-year-old, who measures 2ft 6ins in height, has broken over 90 bones in her body and was isolated at school. But now...

Measles is back, the milk industrial complex takes another hit, and how does your favorite Halloween candy rank? This is Healthcare Triage News.

AN UNSTOPPABLE woman with a brittle bone condition has embarked on an intense workout regime, despite having broken literally hundreds of bones in her life. 22-year-old Jasmine Manuel has Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 3 – a severe form of...

Enhanced geothermal systems are a new type of geothermal power than can be used where naturally occurring geothermal systems do not exist. With enhanced geothermal systems, an injection well is drilled into dry rock. Water is forced into...

Readers of Aaron's blog know of his beef with the milk industrial complex. Why does milk, of all beverages, get a pass in our efforts to reduce everyone's caloric intake? Why is it encouraged, when all others are shunned? Is it because...

Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of the ‘tiger stripes’ on Saturn’s moon Enceladus, according to a study published in Nature Astronomy. <br/>

In which John discusses broken femurs, Margaret Mead, civilization, and the human capacity for sacrifice.

Comedian Bob Saget died after an accidental fall fractured his skull in several places, according to an autopsy report by the chief medical examiner of Orange and Osceola counties in Florida.

Action-oriented footage highlights the nature and care of the skeletal and muscular systems. The processes by which these systems work together to help us move are discussed. Specific things we can do to maintain these systems in a...