BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The life-sized drawing of the cadaver is titled "Table 8." About six feet long, it shows the human body in a state of partial dissection, with flaps of leathery skin peeled back to ...

Much like our brains, human muscles have evolved several times more rapidly than primate muscles, according to a new study — but that process has made us weaker over time in a process, while brains ...

Muscles believed to be unique to humans have been discovered in several ape species, challenging long-held anthropocentric theories on the origin and evolution of human soft tissues. This questions ...

Muscles make up nearly 40% of the human body and power every move we make, from a child's first steps to recovery after ...

Study offers new insights into how our arms and legs evolved from our ancestors', and also about human variations and pathologies. 250-million-year-old evolutionary remnants were found in muscles of ...