In 1931, the Skhūl I fossil was uncovered at Mugharat es-Skhūl (the Cave of the Children), also known as Skhūl Cave, Israel.

New research suggests that modern conditions may trace back to Neanderthal skull traits we share with our extinct cousins.

The foramen magnum, a large opening at the base of the skull, is critical in neurosciences, forensic anthropology and bioarchaeological research. Recent investigations into its morphometry have ...

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 foramen magnum of other apes—who do not walk upright on two legs—is positioned further towards the back of the skull.

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.

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.

Titled “Another look at the foramen magnum in bipedal mammals,” the study analyzes the position of the foramen magnum — the hole at the bottom of the skull through which the spinal cord ...

On the bottom of your skull, there is a distinctive hole. The technical name for the opening is the foramen magnum the great hole that the spinal cord and other critical soft tissues run through.

New research by anthropologists at Stony Brook University and the University of Texas at Austin confirm the human skull and bipedalism co-evolved.

Chiari malformation type II You may hear this type also called Arnold-Chiari malformation. In this type, both your cerebellum and brain stem push against your foramen magnum.

Our hominid ancestors' ability to walk upright on two legs evolved in tandem with distinctive traits of the human skull, according to a new follow-up study.