The discovery of bones heralded as a new, hobbit-like human species may turn out to have been the remains of a human suffering from a genetic illness, according to researchers.

Over 60% of us will suffer from lower back pain at some point in our lives. Without question, it's the leading cause of ...

Sure, it looks like something from a dark corner of the Gamma Quadrant, but the remains actually belonged to a severely deformed human child.

Skull scans suggest that the small-brained Indonesian hominid was a modern human suffering from a developmental disorder.

For all appearances, this looks like the skull of any human child. But there are two very special things about it. The first is that its owner was clearly deformed; its asymmetrical skull is a ...