The skull evolved for protection against blunt force. Modern acceleration and rotational forces expose the brain to new ...

The cylindrical structure in question sits near the cathedral ... While the discovery of more than a hundred human skulls dating back to the 1400s is in itself a remarkable feat, it’s all ...

Evidence for this function first came from studies of the organ's anatomy and its nerves as well ... the brain weighs less than a tenth of an ounce. (Adult human brains typically weigh about ...

Fragments of the left side of the skull of a human relative have been discovered in Spain, revealing the face of the oldest human ancestor ever discovered in Western Europe.