The rosary hung from a branch of mesquite, its light blue beads swaying in the breeze. The site was a few miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. It wasn’t far from paved roads, a truck stop, the city of ...

Around the world, museums are grappling with the question of what to do with human remains. This includes lifelike copies of those who may have died traumatically.

One halcyon spring day in 1903, the 69-year-old anatomist and naturalist Dr. James Bell Pettigrew sat at the top of a sloping ...

The NASA astronauts splashed down on Tuesday in a SpaceX capsule after problems with a Boeing vehicle set in motion a ...

And I lie on my bed. It’s darker here in my room than it is outside. I no longer can walk along the streets, and I can no ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...

“Gender-affirming” surgery alters the body’s original anatomy in ways that may not align with its functionality. The actual ...

Paranthropus robustus fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal new insights into their diet, social structure, and survival 2 ...

Move over astrology! There’s a new pseudoscience in town. Human design, the self-discovery system that uses astrology, ...

Oldest Human Skeleton Found in Thailand Awes Archaeologists, Nicknamed PangPond After Popular Cartoon Character For decades, ...

Bones from a hominin, nicknamed "Pink" after the rock band Pink Floyd, significantly predate those of a species previously ...

The review included the videos posted to social media, body-worn cameras, dashboard cameras, and reports from the officers on ...