Long before it became the top exporter of brooding BBC actors or steamed puddings, the United Kingdom was simply a cold, rocky island off the coast of Europe. It wasn’t until the arrival of ...

Researchers have identified a variant in the gene TBX1 as key in the development of the unique morphology at the base of the skull. TBX1 is present at higher levels in humans than in closely related ...

Eurhinosaurus mistelgauensis ichthyosaur species found in Germany shows rare preservation and injuries linked to deep diving ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Nearly a century ago, Franz Boas, the man known as the founder of modern anthropology, launched a study of cranial measurements of 13,000 people and concluded that skull shapes are ...

One of the most hotly debated issues in current human origins research focuses on how the 4.4 million-year-old African species Ardipithecus ramidus is related to the human lineage. New research ...

The skull base (or cranial base) is the region where the nose and sinuses, with the rest of the head/neck, meet the brain. For patients with malignant tumors involving the nose, sinuses and skull base ...

M.B. developed the project, designed the study, collected measurements and analysed data and wrote the paper. A.R. developed the project, and worked on the manuscript. P.G. post-processed and analysed ...