Paleontologists unearthed the iconic fossil in 1974. Today, her legacy remains just as much cultural as it is scientific.

Full view of how bones and joints form in the first trimester uncovers cells and pathways that could help diagnose and treat skeletal conditions in the future.

Dr. Erin M. Mannen joined Boise State in July 2020 as an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Boise Applied Biomechanics of Infants Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical and Biomedical ...

But in that short time, we’ve discovered about two dozen species of human ancestors in Europe, Africa, and Asia—which you can see mapped out in the infographic below. The first known fossils ...

The new Atlas of the Human Planet reveals 50 years of global population growth and urbanization trends, providing insights into how cities and rural areas have evolved. This data offers vital ...

Unlike anthropologists who primarily examine human history through pieces of material culture, like tools, Pansani explores our ancestors’ migration into South America via the traces they ...

But after two decades of research, and no small amount of controversy, we can be sure that Homo floresiensis wasn’t really anything close to a short human ... The vertebrae, femur and mandible ...

Nostalgia has been running high among fans of the BBC's supernatural series Being Human, thanks in part to Aidan Turner's critically acclaimed performance in the new Disney Plus series ...

And while the most common place to feel pain is the lower back, that pain can be caused by a lack of mobility in the upper spine. Your upper, or thoracic, spine absorbs stress and distributes it ...

Then, when you suddenly push your spine and hips to their limits during a golf swing, it’s a recipe for injury. If you have limited mobility in either your upper (or thoracic) spine or your hips ...

For most of our evolutionary history, human activity has been linked to daylight. Technology has liberated us from these ancient sleep-wake cycles, but there is evidence sunlight has left and ...