Neanderthal genes may explain why some people have Chiari malformation type I, a condition in which the brain bulges out of ...

There’s just one rather technical catch: prior to the study, surgeons first needed to cut a small window into the patient’s ...

A faint glow shines through our skulls and may hold clues about what’s happening inside our minds.

300,000-Year-Old Skull of ‘Maba’ Continues to Puzzle Scientists as It Does Not Match Any Human Species Experts have been at work for years to carve out the path of human evolution.

Elon Musk's Neuralink is making waves with its brain-computer interface. The 'Link' implant allows paralysed patients to ...

The brain is the most energy-greedy part of our body, and in the hours after death, its enzymes start to devour it from within. As cellular membranes rupture, the brain liquefies.

Modern human skulls are globular, with a rounded back of the skull, whereas Neanderthal skulls were relatively elongated, with a more angular back of the skull. The 2013 study suggested ...