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 ...

The left hip and leg bones from a young female Paranthropus robustus discovered in South Africa show she was extremely short — and ended up as a leopard's lunch.

The discovery of 1.5-million-year-old bone tools in Tanzania suggests early human ancestors had advanced cognitive abilities and systematically crafted tools from bone much earlier than previously ...

Researchers discovered 27 now-fossilized bones that were shaped into hand tools an estimated 1.5 million years ago by hominins. The sheer scope of the find shows that the group of early humans ...

Doctors found healing fractures of several ribs. The infant also had fractures to both of his tibia bones in his legs, which doctors found “highly suspicious” based on his age and ...

Research engineers at Saarland University and medical researchers at the Saarland University Medical Center are developing smart implants that can both monitor and promote healing in fractured bones.

These 27 fossilised bones, shaped into tools 1.5 million years ago, are rewriting the history of early human technology. The collection, found in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge, provides the earliest ...

The paper, published in Nature, describes a collection of 27 now-fossilised bones that had been shaped into hand tools 1.5 million years ago by human ancestors. It's the earliest substantial ...

The excavation of bone tools at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania expands the range of ancient hominids’ cultural innovations.

The paper, published in Nature, describes a collection of 27 now-fossilised bones that had been shaped into hand tools 1.5 million years ago by human ancestors. It’s the earliest substantial ...