The instructions for the guidance of the dissector are clearly given; the anatomical descriptions are complete and well illustrated by diagrams ... Anatomy: A Guide to the Dissection of the Human ...

Reconstructed face of a prehistoric human. Credit: Guangxi Institute of Cultural Relics Protection and Archaeology Scientists have reconstructed the face of a prehistoric human who lived about 16,000 ...

No evidence indicates any difference between males and females. The ribs and rib cage are excellent examples of the human body’s multifaceted and multifunctional design. They are strong enough ...

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A fragment of a face from a human ancestor is the oldest in Western Europe, according to the results of a new study published this week. The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone ...

Facial bones dated to between 1.4 and 1.1 million years old have been found in a cave in the Atapuerca mountains in Spain. They are the oldest bones of their kind in Western Europe, and ...

In the 16th century, when the study of human anatomy was still in its infancy, curious onlookers would gather in anatomical theaters to catch of a glimpse of public dissections of the dead. In the ...

The lake has eyes! Tourists in southwestern China got a bit of a fright when they thought they spotted a human face floating through a lake. Turns out the spooky sight was actually a fish with ...