Scientists have revealed the most complete skeleton yet of our 2 million-year-old ancestor Homo habilis.

'Schinderhannes' is linked to at least 211 crimes. The bones of his partner 'Schwarzer Jonas' remain missing. By Laura Baisas Published Mar 24, 2025 1:15 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

Stripped down to compression shorts and bejeweled with reflective motion capture dots scattered across my body, I recently danced before an array of cameras as a team of researchers looked on.

As anyone who's spent time in the saddle knows, riding a horse can be hard on your body. But can it change the way your skeleton looks? The answer, according to archaeologists from the University of ...

When archaeologists find ancient human remains, they often try to determine if the person was male or female based on their bones. So how do archaeologists figure out the sex of the individual from ...

Researchers proved that a misidentified skeleton from the 19 th century actually belongs to infamous outlaw Johannes Bückler, also known as Schinderhannes. Genealogical research found a living ...

Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma City is hosting a hands-on Skullarium activity this Saturday, allowing visitors to create ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEXICO CITY (AP) — A prehistoric human ...

A skeleton buried in a fetal position is actually made of bones from at least five people who lived across a span of 2,500 years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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