A rare Homo habilis skeleton from Kenya reveals how early humans moved, climbed, and adapted more than two million years ago.

(PhysOrg.com) -- The accepted dogma has been that bone-forming cells, derived from the body's connective tissue, are the only cells able to form the skeleton. However, new research shows that ...

In mice, blood cell production occurs via strings and clusters of cells within the bone marrow that are responsible for producing specific blood cell types, according to a far-reaching study led by ...

A skeleton found in the Lake Turkana Basin area of northern Kenya is the most complete set of remains ever found of Homo ...

In the past decade, a burst of research has debunked the unflattering reputation 19th-century scientists pinned on Neanderthals. We now know that they were creative, caring, and cognitively similar to ...

A study conducted by the Maccabident Research Institute found that ongoing national security tensions led to significant changes in the dental and skeletal development of children and teens.

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to let scientists study one of the oldest skeletons ever found in North America. The ruling, which overturned a decision by government officials to give ...