"Humans picked up some Neanderthal DNA through interbreeding, while the Neanderthal population, always fairly small, was ...

A shocking discovery of ancient human remains on Antarctica's Yámana Beach raises tantalizing questions about early human ...

When an infant is born, the major bones in the skull (the occipital bone, two frontal bones, and two parietal bones) are held together by cranial sutures, a type of stretchy tissue. Because the bones ...

The brutal death of 27-year-old Ajith Kumar after alleged third-degree torture by Tamil Nadu police exposes deep-rooted ...

This localized, puzzling pain is a hallmark symptom of a very rare headache type known as nummular headache. The word “nummular” refers to coins or money, or describes something coin shaped. In ...

Researchers determined that a skull of a female child from Skhūl Cave in Israel shows both Homo sapiens and Neanderthal ...

In 1931, the Skhūl I fossil was uncovered at Mugharat es-Skhūl (the Cave of the Children), also known as Skhūl Cave, Israel.

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

Researchers identify 146,000-year-old 'dragon man' skull as a Denisovan using dental calculus after DNA extraction attempts failed, revealing insights about this human species.

A child buried in the world's oldest human cemetery had both modern human (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthal characteristics, suggesting she was a hybrid, according to a new study. However, not everyone ...

First Near-Complete Denisovan Skull Reveals What This Ancient Human Cousin Looked Like A Denisovan skull has been identified for the first time.