A new study has borrowed a few tricks from palaeontological science to estimate whether or not the Rancor from Star Wars ...

Jackson Njau's fascination with human origins started as a curious teen growing up a few hours from one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. Now a pioneering paleoanthropologist at ...

Depositions in legal cases shed new light on the way Philly and Penn treated bones pulled from the rubble 40 years ago.

An 80,000-year-old bone point found in Eastern Europe challenges the idea that migrating Homo sapiens gave the technology to Neandertals.

“Most mammals have a bone in their penis, but you will almost never see a penis bone on display, at least in a UK or European ...

New fossil evidence suggests echidnas evolved from a water-dwelling ancestor, not a land-based one. The bone structure ...

The San Diego Zoo has responded to a viral video of a polar bear that was drooling, panting, and appeared lethargic in its ...

Animals rich in protein reduce oxygen faster during decay, creating mineral-forming environments which helps preserve their ...