A seven-million-year-old fossil may rewrite human origins, showing our ancestors were walking upright far earlier than anyone expected.

The investigation netted 17 out of 17 convictions, but took a year and a half to put together. Crime in that part of the ...

Exploring spongy bone, its structure, function, and role in overall skeletal health. Victoria Jones, daughter of Tommy Lee ...

Most of the muscles of your foot let you point your toes down, like when you stand on tiptoes, or lift them up, like when you ...

A prehistoric predator long lost to time just reemerged as a fossil replica, and it’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen.

NASA has released a new composite image of two spiral galaxies, NGC 2207 and IC 2163, as they begin a multi-billion-year ...

When someone describes themselves as “big-boned,” they’re usually trying to explain why they appear larger even when eating ...

In paleoanthropology, a rare, nearly-complete skeleton can rewrite entire chapters of the human origin story. The “Little ...

Fossils can reveal far more than the shapes of ancient creatures. Molecules preserved inside old animal bones provide clues about past diseases, what those animals ate, and the climates they lived in.

Dr. David Schwimmer, an expert on the giant North American crocodilian genus Deinosuchus and a Columbus State University ...

Microplastics have been detected in human blood, brain tissue, and even bones, where they may weaken skeletal structure and accelerate cell aging. Recent studies suggest that these particles could ...