Anthropologists confirm a direct link between upright two-legged (bipedal) walking and the position of the foramen magnum, a hole in the base of the skull that transmits the spinal cord. Anthropology ...

Researchers uncover how a key protein controls cranial base growth, revealing complex pathways that could inform future therapies The cranial base, which forms the floor of the skull, is essential for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 48-year-old black man with a history of chronic hepatitis C and HIV, well controlled on highly active ...

Compared with other primates, the large hole at the base of the human skull where the spinal cord passes through, known as the foramen magnum, is shifted forward. While many scientists generally ...

The 2.8 million-year-old Australopithecus africanus "Taung child" skull was discovered in South Africa in 1925. Source: Wikimedia/Creative Commons New research further validates that bipedalism ...