To get a picture of how Lucy's species, Australopithecus afarensis, moved, scientists compare fossils to the bones of modern humans, as well as to the anatomy of "knuckle-walking" primates like ...

A joint is held together by ligaments which give the joints their stability. Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where joints meet. Tendons attach muscles to the skeleton. Synovial joints ...

Until recently, knowledge about the post-cranial anatomy of P. robustus was limited ... body of a Paranthropus individual was ...

Police said the bones appear to be part of cranial bones and belong to a young person. Police are conducting a DNA analysis on the bones. Police are also checking to see if there is any part of ...

When a baby is born, its skull is made up of multiple cranial bones that shift to allow brain growth. But in babies with craniosynostosis, a serious birth defect that occurs at a rate of around 1 in 2 ...