The coelacanth is known as a "living fossil" because its anatomy has changed little in the last 65 million years. Despite ...

What if one of the most iconic “living fossils” has been misleading evolutionary biology for decades? The African coelacanth, ...

Parents have been heading my way with lots of questions about that soft spot on a baby’s head; why is it there and when it ...

The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, ...

Let's start with the anatomy lesson. The skull is not one solid bone. There are 22 separate bones, and each one is divided into several sections. There are also different types of bone within the ...

The temporal bone is one of the thickest bones in the skull. In this article, we look at the structure and function of this bone and the injuries that can affect it.

Scientists created a 3D model of the preserved skull to reconstruct its form. Titanosaurian embryo skull (top), 3d face reconstruction (below), and head reconstruction (inset).

Posterior fossa subdural hematoma is a potentially life-threatening condition in which a collection of blood (hematoma) occurs in an area at the base of the skull (posterior fossa).