On April 26, 1896, the industrial city of Pripyat in northern Ukraine was changed forever. Located just 16.5 km from the city was the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. On the fateful day, Reactor No ...

Summary STS 5, a nearly complete adult Australopithecus africanus, was an important fossil find because skeptics had previously argued that the Taung Child was actually a baby chimpanzee that would ...

News UK News Drink-driving 'Drunk driver broke my spine and nearly killed me - the worst thing was what he did in court' Sophie Oxley was just 15 minutes away from her home when drink-driver Terry ...

But it turns out her species, Australopithecus afarensis, wasn't alone. In fact, as many as four other kinds of proto-humans roamed the continent during Lucy's time.

A side-by-side comparison of the optimal maximal speed running gait of the Au. afarensis model with modern human-like tricep surae muscle architecture. Credit: Bates, Karl T. et al., 2025 Lucy is one ...

Lordosis refers to the natural inward curve of the spine, most noticeable in the lower back (lumbar spine) and sometimes in the neck (cervical spine). Hyperlordosis is an exaggerated curve that ...

This collection of viewable hominin fossil 3D models was produced by the Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program by 3D scanning casts and other replicas which are now on display in the Hall of Human ...

A new study has shed light on the diet of prehumans, the Australopithecus, remains of which were found in a cave in South Africa. It turns out that meat was very rarely, if ever, on the menu.

Learn how neck traction (cervical traction) relieves pain, its types, benefits, risks, and what to know before starting this treatment for cervical spine issues.