Two religions—walking through the metropolis of Adana, #Turkey. A photo posted by Out of Eden (@outofedenwalk) on Sep 18, 2014 at 11:37am PDT Refugees from the Syrian conflict in Turkey.

After 23 years, the disappearance of Russian stuntman Artour Melikov in New Zealand might be solved. Human remains discovered near Lake Taupō are suspected to be his, pending identification.

[Related: Foraging in trees might have pushed human ancestors to walk on two feet.] The team found that the recoil of a flexible arch repositions in the ankle upright for more efficient walking ...

Identifying essential factors for energy-efficient walking control across a wide range of velocities in reflex-based musculoskeletal systems. PLOS Computational Biology , 2024; 20 (1): e1011771 ...

Researchers have digitally reconstructed the leg muscles of an ancient human ancestor that lived 3.2 million years ago, revealing they could stand and walk upright like modern humans.