The Day Science Fell for One of the Most Absurd Hoaxes Ever On December 18, 1912, a group of distinguished gentlemen gathered ...

A cube-shaped skull from 1,400 years ago is opening a mystery that may reshape our understanding of the ancient world.

After decades of excavation and debate, a new analysis argues that Little Foot — one of the most complete hominin fossils ...

Unidentified human skeletal remains were uncovered a day after a human skull was found at Coney Island last week, police say ...

The items were taken in the late 19th century from what was then called the Dutch East Indies. Indonesia had been trying to ...

Humans have been modifying their skull shapes since prehistory, but the discovery of a cube-shaped skull has researchers ...

Federal authorities have said Cedric Lodge, 58, was at the center of a ghoulish scheme in which he shipped body parts to ...

A rare dinosaur skull will soon go on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, but the fossil will ...

Automotive crash test dummies are born in Ohio, brought to "life" near Detroit, and then sent around the world to make cars ...

What did a vulture-bone flute sound like inside a cave? How about singing inside a tomb? Researchers are bringing ancient ...

The remarkable skull will be on display from December 22 through December 28. After spending the next few years behind the ...

On pain, evolution, and bipedal arrogance—linking childbirth, climate change and classed bodies. Is it time to rethink ...