Every step you take depends on a structure most people rarely think about. The pelvis sits at the center of the body and quietly supports nearly every movement. It holds the spine upright, steadies ...

Human bones washed up along the Brooklyn Bridge Park shoreline this week — marking at least the fifth time remains have been recovered from the waterfront in the last few months, officials said Friday ...

Walking upright on two legs is one of the key traits that sets humans apart from other primates. Now, scientists are beginning to unravel some of the developmental and genetic mysteries underpinning ...

Muscles in the pelvic floor, also known as the perineum, support the uterus, bladder, and bowels. These muscles extend across the pelvic region, below other muscles that give humans the ability to ...

Human birth has a reputation for danger. The usual explanation is simple enough: walking upright narrowed the pelvis, while ...

Human babies arrive with 100 extra bones for the same reason birth is the most dangerous event in mammalian life. Both facts ...

Pelvic bone cancer is a rare form of cancer. Primary bone cancers that start in the bones are uncommon. Usually, when someone has bone cancer, it begins elsewhere and then spreads to the bones.