Ancient human skulls were strikingly different from our own. Early hunter-gatherers had large, powerful jaws built for the demanding work of chewing tough meats, fibrous vegetables, seeds, and nuts.

The human jaw comprises a complex system of bones, muscles, and joints working in precise coordination. The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) connects the jawbone to the skull through a sophisticated ...

A mysterious human jaw discovered off the coast of Taiwan doesn't belong to our species or Neanderthals, but to another extinct relative, Denisovans. In a new study, researchers used a cutting ...

Leonardo da Vinci, the famous Italian polymath who painted the Mona Lisa, had a sophisticated geometric understanding way ahead of his time.  To draw the Vitruvian Man in 1490 – an illustration of the ...