The elbow may offer a better way to determine the sex of a skeleton in some populations, researchers report.
New research sheds light on how animals went from being pretty squishy to evolving hard shells, carapaces, and skeletons.
DNA evidence from ancient skeletons is beginning to tell the complex story of herding and farming in East Africa.
A new analysis challenges the claim that a 2-million-year-old fossil came from a human ancestor.
DNA analysis offers clues to the brutal deaths and respectful burial evident in a 5,000-year-old mass grave.
Scientists want to know: Do birds wishbones bend during flight? New imaging technology is helping them solve the mystery.
Thousands of ancient rat bones offer clues to the habitat of the mysterious hominin H. floresiensis, who stood about 3 feet 6 inches tall.
An in-depth investigation sorts out the relationship between two early hominin skeletons.
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