The ten most popular Imperial news stories of 2019

As the decade comes to an end, we reflect on the stories that spiked your interest and topped the 'most read articles' chart this year. Ranked by page views, here are your favourite stories of 2019: 10. Mystery arthritis-linked knee bone three times more common than 100 years ago Imperial News. Is it time to adjust the official number of bones in the human body? In April, researchers found that the small fabella bone, once thought to be a relic of the past, has made a comeback over the last century. The mystery bone, growing in a tendon of a muscle behind the knee, is now present in 39 per cent of the world population, making it three times more common compared to 100 years ago. Interestingly, researchers are not sure about the function of the fabella, but their analysis shows that people with osteoarthritis of the knee are twice as likely to have it. Read what the BBC said about the findings.