Archaeologists uncover evidence showing how the Romans used decapitated heads to intimidate Celts during the siege of a ...

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A lone skull discovered near the walls of an ancient fort highlights the Romans' brutal treatment of their conquered foes.

Why do no two human faces look quite the same? Although we all follow the same biological blueprint, our features—the curve ...

Subtle genomic variations between humans and Neanderthals provide clues to how DNA shapes our facial features.

About 360 million years ago, the shallow sea above present-day Cleveland was home to a fearsome apex predator: Dunkleosteus terrelli. This 14-foot armored fish ruled the Late Devonian seas with ...

I see the Nesher Ramla Homo fossils as a rare chance to watch human evolution get rewritten in real time. A few fragmentary ...

An analysis of Neanderthal nose bones suggests the species’ famously large noses did not evolve primarily to warm and ...

Before the United States and the Soviet Union put a man on the moon, they sent missions with live animals to outer space. Neither nation would send humans before ensuring they could do it safely.

Frausto explained that the colossal pile of skulls, which was unearthed at about 10.5 feet below street level, had been a ...