A child buried in the world's oldest human cemetery had both modern human (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthal characteristics, suggesting she was a hybrid, according to a new study. However, not everyone ...

Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees said he’s still investigating why two of the Williamson babies’ remains weren’t laid to rest in 1980. And he hasn’t given up hope that he can reunite the five babies ...

A 12th-century translation error kicked off a 700-year trade in mummies, depopulating the tombs of Egypt to populate European ...

The Native American remains belong to Seminole and Miccosukee tribes in Florida and Oklahoma. They can be returned as early ...

Tucked away in the charming borough of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, lurks a destination that defies conventional tourism and dares you to confront the strange, the macabre, and the downright ...

The Manchester Museum in England is inviting guests to share feedback on Asru, an ancient Egyptian woman whose body was ...

The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia features medical displays, and is well known for its displays of "real" human body ...

The National Museum of Romanian History has announced an extraordinary archaeological discovery in Mangalia, southeastern ...

Featured artefacts from The British Museum’s world-famous collection include the double-headed serpent of the Aztecs, the ...

In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble ...

The remains of extinct Homo erectus dredged from the seabed off Java, along with thousands of animal fossils, are revealing a long-lost ecosystem.

More than 100,000 curious visitors each year flock to the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, which dates back to 1849. It was ...