WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bipedal locomotion - walking upright on two legs - is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind's success. Scientists now have identified two innovations that occurred long ago ...
An international collaboration study reveals how evolution and locomotion patterns, such as bipedalism, shaped bone structures through proteins present in the bone matrix. The findings of the study, ...
Scientists uncover fossils suggesting Sahelanthropus tchadensis, a 7-million-year-old ancestor, could walk upright. Could ...
Harvard scientists have discovered new evolutionary changes in pelvic structure that allowed the first humans to walk upright on two legs. The August study published in the journal Nature reveals that ...
A big difference between humans and other apes is the ability to stride easily around on two feet, with our bodies vertical. Now, a new analysis of some fossil bones shows that adaptations for bipedal ...
Figuring out precisely when and why the early hominins transitioned from an arboreal lifestyle to habitual bipedalism remains a mystery in palaeoanthropology. Although many early hominin species ...
The study of human evolution and comparative anatomy bridges palaeontology, biomechanics and evolutionary biology to elucidate the origins of our unique anatomy. Recent analyses have shed new light on ...
The World Health Organisation notes that in 2020, 619 million people worldwide suffered from lower back pain. Globally, lower ...