The skeleton recovered was incomplete as it didn't have a skull and legs, but the arms and hands were well-preserved.

Fossils unearthed during construction of a water pipeline in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia have revealed one of the oddest ...

Remarkable new fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal that a prehistoric relative of humans was also extremely small and ...

There's a rich history behind Willie G, the Harley-Davidson skull that's now embedded in the lore (and merchandising) of the ...

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

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

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

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

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

Evolution is the process of heritable change in populations of organisms over multiple generations. Evolutionary biology is the study of this process, which can occur through mechanisms including ...

Paranthropus robustus fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal new insights into their diet, social structure, and survival 2 ...