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

Space changes the human body in many ways. From bone loss to bloated faces, here's how microgravity and radiation affect the ...

In 1998, the Lapedo Child rose to fame as it astonishingly carried human and Neanderthal genes. Twenty-seven years later, scientists finally dated the special child, highlighting how far the ...

Astronauts’ skeletons can also be affected without Earth’s gravity. Bones can start to demineralize and lose their strength, ...