NBC Olympics

Mystique Ro and Austin Florian hold on for 2nd-place finish

The second IBSF World Cup series skeleton event took place in Lillehammer, Norway on Friday, with strong results from the U.S ...
NBC Olympics

How does Olympic skeleton work?

Learn how Olympic skeleton competition works — from the structure of heats and timing rules to how medal winners are ...

Photo: Nina Dobrev’s Skeleton Costume Can Pass for a Chic Fit

Nina Dobrev steps out in New York wearing a bones-on-black one-piece. The “Vampire Diaries” alum keeps it cheeky and ...

Britcher, Fischnaller 1-2 for USA Luge at midway point of World Cup race in Park City

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — U.S. teammates Summer Britcher and Emily Fischnaller are in first and second place going into Saturday's final heat of a World Cup women's singles luge race, a rare two-day, two ...

Nina Dobrev in Skeleton Costume Is Halloween Done Chic

Nina Dobrev steps out in New York wearing a bones-on-black one-piece. The “Vampire Diaries” alum keeps it cheeky and ...
Newsweek

Neanderthal Skeleton Discovery Changes What We Know About Human Evolution

A "truly extraordinary" Neanderthal skeleton covered in "cave popcorn" is shedding new light on some of the mysteries of human evolution. Known as the "Altamura Man," it is one of the best-preserved ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Human Relative Who Owned This 3.4-Million-Year-Old Foot May Have Belonged to a Species That Lived Alongside Lucy

Newfound fossils in modern-day Ethiopia suggest that the mysterious foot belonged to a recently named species, Australopithecus deyiremeda. The finding could alter the story of human evolution ...