A remarkable fossil discovered in northern China suggests that multiple human species once shared the region around 150,000 ...

The Xujiayao site and the reconstructed skull of Xujiayao Man [Photo/Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology] An international team led by Chinese paleoanthropologists recently ...

PROF. HOLLOWAY has shown effectively that the partial endocast of Homo habilis provides a valid basis for estimating its cranial capacity, and even for a far greater range of angles along the sagittal ...

Two researchers from the archaeological department at Israel’s Tel Aviv University have come up with an all-inclusive theory to explain the physiological and historical development of human brain ...

There are several key trends in human evolution that can be observed in the fossil record. The most prominent and well-established of these trends include the increase in cranial capacity (brain size) ...

CALCULATION of the estimated cranial capacity of Olduvai hominid 7 (FLKNN I) was attempted on the basis of the ratio of biparietal endocast volume to total endocast volume 1,2. No serious attempt has ...

A groundbreaking study of the Skhūl I skull challenges our understanding of early human evolution. Discovered in 1931 at the Skhūl Cave (also known as the Cave of the Children) in Israel’s Carmel ...

Despite the dogged conviction of the late, high-domed Publicist Arthur Brisbane that high-domed foreheads are a mark of superior intelligence, a mass of evidence has been assembled by scientists to ...

The cranial nerves are a set of twelve pairs of nerves that travel to and from the brain. Each has a different function. For example, the olfactory nerve is essential for detecting smells. The ...

Knowing the towing capacity of a vehicle is critical when choosing which model will work best for your hauling needs as well as determining what you will be able to haul with your current vehicle. You ...

(CNN) — A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization. The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed at different ...