People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

Paleontologist Andre LuJan had an assist from nature with his latest exciting fossil find. Heavy rains helped expose a nearly ...

Found in the Chega Sofla cemetery in Iran, the skull appears to have been struck by a blunt object. Archaeologists don't know ...

In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

Instead of using a patient's own bone or titanium to repair skull fractures, researchers are working on using artificial materials. New research—surprisingly—shows that the body's immune system helps ...

The Harbin skull confirms Denisovan ancestry and expands their known range using protein and DNA analysis from dental calculus. What did Denisovans look like, despite their known genetic contributions ...

That first dig was significant — the skeleton bones included rear limbs, making it the first evidence of a land-based snake ...

Initially discovered in 1933 by a Chinese laborer in Harbin City, China, the skull was once thought to belong to a new human ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) -- An in-home childcare provider is scheduled to appear in court on July 9 on child endangerment charges after a child in her care suffered a fractured ...

Amy Christine Mollhoff, 29, of Ames, was arrested last week and admitted to investigators that she slammed the 20-month-old girl against the floor, causing the child's head to hit a wall, police said.