From mice to giraffes, mammals are remarkable in that all but a handful of their 5000 species have exactly seven vertebrae in the neck. Among the few that deviate from this number are three-toed ...

The muscles of the lower back help stabilize, rotate, flex, and extend the spinal column, which is a bony tower of 24 vertebrae that gives the body structure and houses the spinal cord. The spinal ...

As above, so below. There are patterns in nature that function as fractals, capable of retaining their essence no matter ...

As a rule all mammals have the same number of vertebrae in their necks regardless of whether they are a giraffe, a mouse, or a human. But both sloths and manatees are exceptions to this rule having ...

While we still don't have a 3D printer in every home, use of the technology in medicine is becoming increasingly vital. 3D-printed implants made to perfectly fit the patient have a significant medical ...

Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure in which two or more vertebrae are permanently joined into one solid bone with no space between them. Vertebrae are the small, interlocking bones of the spine. In ...

What Is the Cervical Spine? Where Is the Cervical Spine Located? A long, flexible column extending through most of your upper body, the spinal column consists of seven bones called vertebrae. The ...

Of the Internet’s millions of cat videos, a notable portion of them offer “proof” that cats are not solid, but liquid. Of course, this humorous hypothesis refers to their extreme flexibility that ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Snap is making a big bet on AR shopping. The parent company of Snapchat has bought Vertebrae, a company that lets ...