The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright movement. It helps explain how human ancestors left life on all fours ...

Human childbirth is comparatively difficult because our babies' heads are large relative to our birth canals. This tight 'fetopelvic' fit increases the risk of obstructed labor, which in turn has ...

A combined study on the morphology of the human pelvis – leveraging genetics and deep learning on data from more than 31,000 individuals – reveals genetic links between pelvic structure and function, ...

A fossilized human-like pelvis that was discovered by researchers and dated by a UA scientist could help answer questions about how humans evolved, according to findings made public today. The ...

The wide, basin-shaped pelvis of modern humans helps us walk upright on two legs and give birth safely to babies with large heads. Pixabay Walking upright on two legs is one of the key traits that ...

A study published in Nature identified two structural innovations in the upper human pelvis that enabled bipedalism and reported associated genetic programs active during development. Researchers from ...

Harvard scientists have discovered new evolutionary changes in pelvic structure that allowed the first humans to walk upright on two legs. The August study published in the journal Nature reveals that ...

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.

Fossil remains of the human pelvis are rare because the pelvic bones do not preserve very well. Therefore, it has remained unclear when human sex differences in the pelvis evolved: jointly with ...

Evolutionary anthropologists from the University of Vienna and colleagues now present evidence for a different explanation, published in PNAS. A larger bony pelvic canal is disadvantageous for the ...