Many of the body's biggest flaws are the result of evolution building on old designs instead of starting over. Our spine, ...

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright locomotion. More than any other part of our lower body, it has been radically altered over millions of years to allow us to accomplish our bizarre ...

For decades, we’ve thought that childbirth is uniquely challenging for humans, but it turns out that many other primates find the birth process just as difficult ...

All vertebrate species have a pelvis, but only humans use it for upright, two-legged walking. The evolution of the human pelvis, and our two-legged gait, dates back five million years, but the precise ...

For decades, one idea has shaped discussions about human evolution and birth: humans endure unusually difficult childbirth ...

Camille Berthelot is in the Department of Genomes and Genetics, the Pasteur Institute, Paris Cité University, CNRS UMR 3525, INSERM UA12, F-75015 Paris, France. Using an exceptionally rare collection ...

Every step you take depends on a structure most people rarely think about. The pelvis sits at the center of the body and quietly supports nearly every movement. It holds the spine upright, steadies ...