You are looking at one of the most important sensory shifts in mammal history: the rise of sensitive hearing. Modern mammals rely on a middle ear with an eardrum and tiny bones that detect faint ...

I’m challenging you to a quick round of 'What Organ Is This?' as I showcase real human organs for you to identify—starting easy with a heart, moving to a kidney, and ending with a tricky spleen. Join ...

A 1.6-million-year-old Ethiopian skull blends ancestor and descendant features, rewriting the origin story of Homo erectus.

UChicago paleontologists use CT scanning and simulations to show how a 250-million-year-old mammal predecessor could hear ...