People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

Although vultures are often lumped into the singular category of scavengers, a new study looked to see if skull shape differed depending on how a vulture feeds on a carcass. Researchers compared the ...

Research explains how foxes hunting mice can plunge down into the snow at high speeds without injuring their poor little snouts.

Scientists have discovered that two major forces have shaped bat skulls over their evolutionary history: echolocation and diet. Their findings help explain the wide diversity of skull shapes among ...

Large dinosaur predators, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, evolved different shapes of eye sockets to better deal with high bite forces, new research has shown.

Using stem cells to regenerate parts of the skull, scientists corrected skull shape and reversed learning and memory deficits in young mice with craniosynostosis, a condition estimated to affect 1 in ...

All of this fascinated other scientists who study skull shape. Another group did some more tests of fox skulls, adding a rotating motion to the plunge.

Iconic dinosaur shapes were present in animals for at least 100 million years before dinosaurs themselves actually appeared.

They recently studied how the pointy shape of a fox's snout makes it particularly adept at diving headfirst into the snow. Their findings, published in the spring, intrigued other researchers who ...

Research explains how foxes hunting mice can plunge down into the snow at high speeds without injuring their poor little snouts.

The skull of a fox goes beyond just protecting its sensory organs. It reduces impact forces. John Conrad/Getty Images / Getty Images Winter is the perfect time of year for gazing at icy evergreen ...