A Denisovan skull has been identified for the first time. The find was based on proteins and calcified dental plaque ...

The human brain literally glows, but with a light so faint that it remains invisible to the naked eye. Canadian researchers ...

In 2019, another ancient Greek skull showing evidence of brain surgery was found in Turkey. Researchers believe that surgery ...

After a construction worker found the skull, it stayed in his family for generations. Tests show the skull belonged to one of ...

Two new studies published in Science and Cell have shed light on a mysterious skull found in China, and in the process have ...

Denisovans, Neanderthals, and early Homo sapiens coexisted and even interbred, leaving behind traces of their DNA in modern humans. In fact, many people today carry small amounts of Denisovan DNA, a ...

To test the limits, the researchers started by firing a powerful, ultrafast laser into the side of a volunteer’s head. The ...

In a phenomenon scientists refer to as ultraweak photon emissions (UPEs), living tissues emit a continuous stream of ...

Brain, spine, and skull base tumors are tumors that develop inside the body's central nervous system. These include growths in the brain, spinal cord, and the tissues that line them. These tumors can ...

A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology has uncovered how the MN1 gene evolved to shape both the brain and skull during embryogenesis—a link with profound implications ...