An ancient elephant bone hammer from southern England reveals that early humans used rare materials to precisely sharpen stone tools, highlighting unexpected technological sophistication 500,000 years ...

Around 40,000 years ago, Paleolithic people inscribed bone with symbols that appear to be part of some sort of writing system ...

Seeking a gentler alternative, medical engineers have long explored laser technology. Because lasers operate without physical ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a collection of 27 fossilized bone tools within the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. For over a million years, early hominins had been shaping stone into tools. But evidence of ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. When writing headlines for stories about human evolution, ...

Cochlear implant surgery helps people with severe hearing loss by placing an electronic device inside the inner ear. To reach the inner ear, surgeons must first remove part of a bone behind the ear, ...

The Basel team modified its laser pulse from a Gaussian profile to a top-hat shape, theorizing that a beamshaping operation would prevent laser energy being consumed by the walls of the cut. A "capped ...

Vitamin D and its active metabolites play a crucial role in the bone and mineral metabolism, orchestrating calcium–phosphate balance through finely tuned ...

Tiny triangular-shaped flints from arrowheads found in Uzbekistan shed light on how the first settlement of ‘Homo sapiens’ – ...

This one daily habit could improve the quality of life of Aussie women aged 40 to 65, but experts say it’s often being overlooked. Here’s why this simple change is essential for middle-aged women.

One major challenge has been the shape of the laser beam itself. Researchers at the University of Basel have recently shown ...

Conditions affecting the vestibular and audiological systems impact on a person's auditory and balance functions. They can lead to symptoms such as vertigo, ...