A new atlas maps human skeletal development, revealing key insights into bone formation, genetic links to arthritis, and ...

Skeleton Crew is a new eight-episode Disney+ series, the first two episodes of which premiere on December 2. The latest ...

Lucy may be the best-known prehuman fossil in the world. But other famous fossils have given us important insight into our ...

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.

Fifty years ago, the discovery of a human ancestor "Lucy" generated worldwide attention. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with paleoanthropologist Zeray Alemseged about the legacy of the discovery.

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare congenital condition that causes the body to grow a second ...

Lucy has and continues to play a fundamental role in our understanding of our ancient ancestors and how we evolved.

In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

A Calvert County fossil hunter found a coffin and human skeleton in the Chesapeake Bay, prompting questions about how old the body is and where it could have originated. NBC reported Friday that ...

The picture of human evolution has changed repeatedly and dramatically over the past half century, shaped by waves of new ...

The famous early human is still providing lessons to anthropologists about prehistoric Earth and its inhabitants ...