Discovered in Portugal in 1998, the individual dubbed the “Lapedo Child” has long perplexed scientists, thanks to a curious ...

Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that inhabited western North America in the early Paleocene, was a mystery. What little was known about them had been mostly gleaned from analyzing ...

Look for the sagittal suture – the squiggly line that runs the length of the skull – and note whether ... another clue as to the identity of your skeleton. Consult a scientist who specializes ...