“While ‘bird brain’ is often used as an insult, the brains of birds are so large that they are practically a braincase with a ...

Investigators are piecing together the cause of the wildfire that claimed 11 lives, destroyed thousands of structures, and ...

Over the last three months, writing this mini-series has made me think about my own collecting habits. Sure, I've got a few ...

A masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) and its reflection in water. Courtesy Michael Jury of Mykelphotography.It's difficult to ...

On a research trip to Taiwan, writer Kat Chen studies late Taiwanese memoirist Sanmao and gains a new understanding of her mother.

Candace Chapman Scott came into contact with Jeremy Lee Pauley, who bought a skull, brain, arm, ear, several lungs, hearts, ...

Researchers were amazed by the exceptional preservation of this fossil. Not only does it provide valuable insights into the ...

This reconstructed visage of "Dragon Man" from the Harbin Skull is linked to a group of early humans called the Denisovans.

Geumhyung Jeong, Under Construction, 2024, installation view at ICA, London. Photo: Rob Harris. The organic and the mechanic ...

A former Alabama mortuary employee was recently sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for illegally selling human remains, ...