22-year-old Brock Meister from Indiana managed to survive having his skull detach completely from his spine.
A woman complaining of back pain was found to have a broken epidural needle lodged in her spine.
Darek Fidyka has become the first person to walk again after having his spinal nerves completely severed.
The reputation of Tyrannosaurus rex as a predator rather than as a scavenger has been restored.
One fifth of the world's population of spineless creatures are believed to be at risk of going extinct.
Science has come a long way in the quest to help patients who are in need of replacement body parts but now research has...