In a 1970 National Geographic feature, paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey—son of Louis and Mary Leakey—recounted his ...

Hand fossils unearthed in Kenya reveal that an extinct human relative called Paranthropus boisei had unexpected dexterity and ...

According to posts circulating online, an image depicts X-rays of a person with hyperdontia, a condition characterized by extra teeth.

On this World Anatomy Day, Oct. 15, experts in the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution at Johns Hopkins Medicine are ...

The hosts explore how unconscious routines shape moral life, questioning whether structure liberates or limits us — and how awareness, discipline and culture define everyday ethical growth.

The first set of ancient hand fossils from an ape-like cousin of humans discovered in Kenya suggest a number of species were ...

A study published in Science Advances and led by the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, uncovers how flexibility made ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibers, or easing gum pain with makeshift “toothpicks” ...

Humans stand apart from many other primates by taking more time to mature, relying on a supportive network during a long period of childhood.

For decades, anthropologists believed that thin grooves etched into ancient human teeth were the earliest evidence of tool ...

The world needs the UN Human Rights Council now more than ever, but as global rights regress and funding dwindles, does the council have enough power to fulfil its mandate? As a young woman born free ...

When your teeth and gums are in good condition, you might not even notice their impact on your day-to-day life. Good oral health helps us chew, taste, swallow, speak and convey emotions.