Tom Cruise admits he’s ‘broken a lot of bones’ doing his own stunts

Tom Cruise often does his own stunts for his films, no matter how dangerous they can be, and has admitted it’s meant he’s ‘broken a lot of bones’ over the years. The actor, 58, spoke candidly about his injuries during an appearance set to air on Friday’s The Graham Norton Show, but he claimed while … Read more

Tiger Woods crash report details golf champ’s injuries including fractured bones and lacerated jaw

Tiger Woods’ injuries after his SUV wrecked in Southern California in February have been revealed in a crash report by paramedics who responded to the scene. Woods, 45, was knocked unconscious and suffered a gash to his jaw as well as ‘bruised right and left rib cage, fractured right tibia and fibula, possible right ankle … Read more

Were Bronze Age dogs vegetarians? Protein in 3,000-year-old bones reveal canines at mostly grains

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

First bones with living cells acted like BATTERIES for fish 423 million years ago, study reveals 

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

Bones of ancient tree-climbing kangaroo found – new species is Congruus kitcheneri, dubbed Climberoo

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

Signs of malaria found in 7,000-year-old human bones

New evidence suggests malaria has been plaguing humans much earlier than scientists previously believed. The deadly parasite, which kills more than a million people each year, is transmitted by mosquitoes. The theory is the introduction of irrigation and slash-and-burn agriculture created stagnant pools that were fertile breeding grounds for malaria-carry mosquitos. But genetic mutations in … Read more

Health: Following a meat and dairy-free vegan diet leads to weaker BONES, scientists warn

Bad news for vegans! Following a meat and dairy-free diet leads to weaker BONES, scientists warn Experts from Germany compared the bone health of vegans and non-vegans They found that vegans, on average, tended to have poorer bone health Vegans were deficient in key nutrients that typically come from animal products Such nutrients included vitamins … Read more

Timothee Chalamet set to reunite with Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino for Bones & All

Timothée Chalamet has become a household name since his breakout role in 2017’s Call Me By Your Name. And the Academy Award nominee is preparing to return to his roots with his next project. He’s set to reunite with CMBYN director Luca Guadagnino (but not his controversial costar Armie Hammer) for the upcoming horror/love story Bones … Read more

Almost HALF of working class people in medieval England suffered broken bones

Working class people in medieval Cambridge lived hard lives that meant they were far more likely to suffer serious physical injury that the upper echelons of society, a new study reveals.  It found nearly half (44 per cent) of people on the lowest rung of the social ladder from the 10th to 14th centuries suffered … Read more

3D-printed ‘bones’ are made at room temperature for the first time using a special gel of live cells

3D-printed ‘bones’ made living cells are formed at room temperature for the first time using a special gel that allows doctors to build structures minutes before surgery Scientists have 3D-printed ‘bone’ at room temperature with a special ink The ink contains the patient’s living cells, along with calcium phosphate The mixture hardens within minutes of … Read more