Walking and running upright on two feet as humans do requires some specialized adaptations of the skeleton and muscles. Modern human anatomy has built on the strengths and the weaknesses of a body ...

By sheer chance, their footsteps became imprinted in volcanic ash and lasted for millions of years, providing modern scientists with the oldest unequivocal evidence of human ancestors walking on two .

Complicated births may not have arisen in humans as a trade-off between our need for big brains and pelvises suitable for ...

You've probably done a double take walking by some of your neighbours' yards this Halloween season, as sets of spooky ...

Whether they’re fondling over a gravestone or canoodling in a bathtub, the figurines are hot Halloween collectibles.

If it’s dead—especially if it’s human or another primate—then forensic anthropologist ... Examiner’s Office as a consultant specializing in the identification of skeletal remains. By careful study of ...

Each of these ancient fossils, even if just a small part of a skeleton, represents an identifiable character in the story of humankind.

Bones from the most complete of four individuals represented by the new finds cover about 15 percent of that creature’s skeleton ... “upright walking preceded the great ape/human split ...

DIVERS are scouring a stream after “human remains” were found by a dogwalker in a field close to a primary school. Mystery ...

This can affect our ability to perform everyday activities like standing up and walking ... stages of human development ...

Today, we sit alone on the only remaining branch of the human family tree. But we are only one character ... This feat has come about over time through a series of anatomical changes to our skeleton, ...