Dragon Man's 140,000-year-old fossilized skull may reveal new clues about the transition between our earlier ancestors and modern humans.

Researchers have found that the skull is an unexpected source of immunity for the brain. New studies with mice shows key immune cells come from the skull.

New research clarifies how sauropod dinosaurs, such as Brontosaurus, Apatosaurus, and Brachiosaurus, evolved their unusual skulls.

Imaging the skull of the fish species Tiktaalik roseae clarifies how they ate. Those findings clarify tetrapod transition from water to land.

An exceptionally well-preserved skull of the duckbill dinosaur Parasaurolophus solves mysteries of its signature crest and family tree.

A common brain disorder, Chiari 1 malformation, is four times more likely among children with large heads, research finds.

A single fossil skull, partially trapped in rock, reveals a new species of bird called Falcatakely and its very unusual beak.

A single fossil skull, partially trapped in rock, reveals a new species of bird called Falcatakely and its very unusual beak.

Researchers may have finally solved the mystery of where Tanystropheus, a bizarre reptile with a giraffe-like neck that lived 242 million years ago, lived.

A new hypothesis may clarify how European cave bears went extinct. The bears may not have been able to change their diets because of their sinuses.