Are weighted vests more than a fitness fad? A health and exercise expert explains their potential benefits and limitations.

Some adults do indeed have more than 206 bones. These extras, known as accessory bones or supernumerary bones, may occur when ...

New study of 7-million-year-old fossils from Chad proves Sahelanthropus tchadensis walked upright while still climbing trees.

Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong ...

Health and fitness trends come and go, and many fads don’t deliver on their promises – remember vibrating belts or sauna suits? Today, weighted vests, made from sturdy fabrics like nylon and filled ...

A seven-million-year-old skull found in Chad sits at the center of a long argument about human origins. The species, ...

Scientists uncover fossils suggesting Sahelanthropus tchadensis, a 7-million-year-old ancestor, could walk upright. Could this tiny bipedal ape-like hominin rewrite what we know about the earliest ...

In a 10-year study of postmenopausal women, tea consumption shows a small but significant benefit for bone mineral density, ...

A long-running and bitterly fought dispute over whether the earliest known hominin had a knuckle-walking gait, like ...

The Normal and Bloomington Human Relations Commissions have announced the winners of the 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I ...

This tiny bump on an ancient thigh bone has become a big deal for anyone trying to pin down when the human story truly began.