Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil from Ethiopia, uncovering an ...

Researchers have identified a variant in the gene TBX1 as key in the development of the unique morphology at the base of the skull. TBX1 is present at higher levels in humans than in closely related ...

The skull base is a complex region that provides critical support for the brain and serves as a nexus for vital neurovascular structures. Its intricate bony architecture encompasses components such as ...

A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis. Scientists ...

A deformed human skull discovered over thirty years ago in central China is now upending what researchers believed they understood about our origins. The fossil, named Yunxian 2, was extracted from ...

A Halloween display at a rock and crystal store in North Fort Myers brought scrutiny after an anthropologist told the authorities that the remains appeared to be of a Native American. By Lola Fadulu ...