The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, ...

New research suggests that modern conditions may trace back to Neanderthal skull traits we share with our extinct cousins.

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

After Angner unearthed the bones in May, they were taken to the College of Charleston’s Mace Brown Museum of Natural History ...

A discovery of long missing human bones illustrates how the story of serial killer Pee Wee Gaskins may never die – unlike his victims.

The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs ...

Molecular sleuthing has tied the more‑than‑146,000‑year‑old Harbin cranium, known as "Dragon Man," to this hidden branch of humanity.

New study reveals how RUNX2 regulates skull development Researchers uncover how a key protein controls cranial base growth, revealing complex pathways that could inform future therapies Peer ...

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis took two big rocks containing a dinosaur skull to the hospital for a CT scan. The ...

In these decades, one of the most intriguing puzzles in paleoanthropology has been the Harbin skull known as “Dragon Man.” Discovered almost a century ago from the depths of a Chinese well, the large, ...

My sister is a big fan so we of course had to go over and say hello, and Elles was so lovely. We had a photo together and she even even autographed my sister's arm, which she told me about many times ...

The enormous cranium features a long, low braincase and a massive brow ridge, along with a broad nose and big eyes. Based on the ... to retrieve an ancient genome from the bones and teeth of the ...