When the Bottom Ribs Aren't Attached to the Breastbone Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD Floating rib injuries are caused, in part, by a vulnerability in human anatomy. The rib cage, which is made up ...
Researchers used modern technology to virtually reconstruct a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal rib cage, potentially shedding light on how these hominids interacted with their environment. ByKatherine J.