Long before genetic testing and genome browsers, a small child was laid to rest in a shallow grave on the slopes of Mount Carmel, in what is now Israel. Today that youngster, known as Skhūl, is at the ...

Urban raccoons are developing shorter snouts, revealing how city life is subtly reshaping wildlife anatomy and behavior.

Struggling to wiggle individual toes? It's not you, it's your anatomy! Human feet evolved for balance and support, not fine ...

Fossilized human footprints in the Arabian Peninsula are forcing researchers to redraw the map of our species’ early journeys ...

What muscles feet have, how your brain controls them, and how humans evolved all play a part in why people can’t easily move ...

What muscles feet have, how your brain controls them, and how humans evolved all play a part in why people can’t easily move ...

In some respects, chiropractors are the original MAHA foot soldiers.

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Scientists have solved the mystery of 3.4 million-year-old fossils called the “Burtele Foot” discovered in Ethiopia in 2009, ...

Clams stick in the mud while mussels attach to rocks. While clams and squid are like cousins, clams and mussels are more like ...

It’s that time of year again, where fashion fans can finally start to countdown; The Metropolitan Museum of Art has ...