Buried in a cave for over 130,000 years, a perfectly preserved Neanderthal skull has shattered a major belief about how our ancient cousins survived the Ice Age.

Homo neanderthalensis adult male. Reconstruction based on Shanidar 1 by John Gurche for the Human Origins Program, NMNH. Date 225,000 to 28,000 years. Credit: John Gurche and Chip Clark, CC-ZERO. / ...

Anatomy is the field of biology that studies the structure of living things. Anatomy focuses on the composition, structure and location of the parts of organisms tissues, organs and systems as well as ...

Their particular nasal anatomy may have been useful for warming and humidifying the air before it reached their lungs. But all previous studies of Neanderthal nasal anatomy were based on ...

The vagina is a muscular tube connecting the outside of the body to the uterus. The vagina expands and produces more lubrication when aroused. The clitoris has many nerve endings and helps achieve ...

The skin is the body's largest organ and helps protect internal organs from harm. Hair helps protect the skin, regulates body temperature, and is part of the body's sensory system. Sweat glands help ...

Brain of Pseudopimelodus bufonius, MZUEL 5744, 118.2 mm SL, in (a) dorsal, (b) lateral and (c) ventral views, and (d) dorsal and (e) ventral views of olfactory organ. bol: bulbus olfactorius; ch: ...