Skull fracture: Any break in the skull bones is considered a skull fracture. Skull fractures are usually the result of an accident or injury. They can vary in terms of how serious they are.

The human skull has many components. In fact, in an average adult human, the skull combines 22 bones. One of these bones is the mandible, more commonly known as the lower jaw.

Ancient proteins and DNA may peg a 146,000-year-old Chinese skull as the most complete fossil to date from Denisovans, a puzzling line of Asian hominids.

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

The Harbin skull (left) and the Dali skull (right).

This dinosaur’s skull was light as air but its mouth was packed with power—and a unique ability to quickly grow teeth. Here’s ...

Construction worker finds human remains in Naples; including jaw, ribs, skull Sheriff's officials noted the bones appeared to have been buried for some time.