Two Australopithecus fossils named Lucy and Selam made a rare trip out of Ethiopia for a 60-day display at the National ...

A surprising diversity of dog shapes and sizes evolved long before the Victorians began making modern breeds Modern dog breeds come in a mind-boggling array of shapes and sizes—from Chihuahua to Great ...

Frausto explained that the colossal pile of skulls, which was unearthed at about 10.5 feet below street level, had been a ...

Fossilized facial bones discovered at Sima del Elefante in northern Spain date to 1.4 million years ago, the oldest human remains ever found in Western Europe. The individual, nicknamed “Pink,” may ...

The natural world has brewed up a spooky 'skull' in a deep volcanic pit in the Sahara Desert. From space, the sight really does look like a ghostly apparition – a white face glowering from our ...

UCL scientists found that human skulls evolved much faster than those of other apes, reflecting the powerful forces driving our brain growth and facial flattening. By comparing 3D models of ape skulls ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A human skull that was found at Pine Oaks Golf Course last week remains under the investigation of the Johnson City Police Department (JCPD). According to the JCPD, the ...

A hobbyist's keen eye led authorities to a human skull on the bank of an Indiana river — a find that turned out to be over 4,000 years old. The Fayette County Coroner's Office announced the discovery ...

5,000-year-old human bones were discovered in China. Archaeologists found over 50 ancient human bones in China. The bones, mainly skulls, were shaped into cups and masks for possible religious ...

These ancient tribes were bad to the bone. Drinking from skulls might not be limited to lurid serial killer movies. Archaeologists have exhumed skull cups and skeleton masks among a repository of ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) said it is investigating a death after a human skull was found at Pine Oaks Golf Course on Thursday evening. According to a ...

Strikingly tall skeletons uncovered in the Ecuador and Peru Amazon region are undergoing examination in Germany, according to a research team headed by British anthropologist Russell Dement. Will ...