Modern birds are the living relatives of dinosaurs. Take a look at the features of flightless birds like chickens and ...

Cranial kinesis allows modern birds to eat a wider variety of foods and use their beaks as multifunctional tools.

Humans, Homo sapiens, have unique features compared with other closely related hominin species and primates, including the ...

The skull evolved for protection against blunt force. Modern acceleration and rotational forces expose the brain to new ...

However, Martinón-Torres said the morphology of the skull fossil found in 2022 didn’t match up ... Chris Stringer, a research ...

Scientists suggest that bigger brains in bird ancestors led to more flexible skulls, playing a key role in their evolution.

The fossils — which may date back to 1.4 million years — were nicknamed “Pink” in honor of iconic rock band Pink Floyd.

Fragments of a skull found in Spain reveal that human ancestors arrived in Western Europe far earlier than previously thought ...

New research on the feeding habits of the desert rat-kangaroo could help locate the possibly extinct species, with ...

A turning point in their evolution was the development of larger brains, which in turn led to changes in the size and shape of their skulls. New research from the University of Chicago and ...