In 1994, researchers in South Africa discovered a handful of small, human-like foot bones while sifting through an old box of fossils. They later found the rest of the skeleton in a cave, though the ...

A new digital reconstruction of the face of an early Australopithecus specimen helps add details about the origins of our own ...

The accessory navicular is an extra bone growth usually found on the inside part of the foot, near the navicular bone. It’s not part of a typical bone structure in humans, and therefore, not many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers Carrie Mongle and Meave Leakey discuss Paranthropus boisei hand fossils, held in the cases pictured, at the Turkana ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Sixteen years ago, paleoanthropologists stumbled upon an errant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fossilized jawbone, which was excavated from the same site as the Burtele foot, as it appeared before it was excavated from the ...

D analysis of bite marks on a tyrannosaur foot bone shows that smaller tyrannosaurs scavenged carcasses, likely consuming the final remains after most flesh was gone. Tyrannosaurs are usually imagined ...

No tip-toeing around it, this foot bone could change the story of human evolution, or at least the story of human foot evolution. The bone is additional evidence that Australopithecus afarensis, an ...

Citizen scientists uncover dinosaur toe bones and claws along Australia’s southern coast, sharpening insight into ancient polar life.

Your hands and feet are made up of dozens of little bones that all work together to allow you to perform everyday activities. If just one of these bones is injured or damaged, regular tasks can become ...