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A study of 10,000-year-old skeletal remains from burial sites in northern Chile suggests violence was a regular part of life among ancient hunter-gatherers.

New findings pinpoint the genes that shape our skeletons, from the width of our shoulders to the length of our legs.

Bones from an extinct relative of elephants offers a panoramic view of the state's prehistoric life, researchers say.

An excavation has unearthed the earliest example of one particular type of brain surgery in the Ancient Near East.

A close look at the skeletons of hoppy rodents called jerboas suggests their bones overshot the optimum amount of fusing.

Ancient human DNA from Sudan reveals new insights into the ancestry and social organization of people who lived more than 1,000 years ago.

The burial of two 1,500-year-old skeletons in an embrace offers a look into the attitudes about love and the afterlife during China's North Wei Dynasty.

Beneath their slick skin, some frog skulls sport spines, spikes, and other skeletal secrets called hyperossification.

Our teeth record experiences like reproduction and incarceration from the time they appear until death, research finds.