Archaeologists in Thailand have made a stunning discovery—the oldest child skeleton ever found in the country, dating back 29,000 years. Unearthed in a cave at the Tham Din archaeological site within ...

The skeleton allows movement, provides support and protection for vital organs and makes blood cells. Skeletal muscles move the bones in the body. The skeletal system is made from bones and joints.

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