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

Researchers have made progress against ‘the skull challenge,’ getting through barriers that prohibit ultrasound from imaging ...

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

Researchers have measured the brain’s faint glow for the first time, hinting at a potential role of “biophotons” in cognition ...

Without MN1, brain segmentation is impaired, cranial nerves form abnormally, and bones in the skull develop incorrectly—mirroring defects seen in human syndromes like cleft palate, skull ...

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

New neurons in your brain? A landmark study from Karolinska Institutet finds adults keep forming brain cells into the old age ...