When a body emerges from a Scottish bog, a forensic scientist must learn how the young woman lived and died, in Anna North’s new novel “Bog Queen.” ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a particularly morbid case on their hands: they are investigating a series of body donation programs. The programs, spread across Oregon, Michigan, and Arizona, ...

A recent study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences has revealed unprecedented details of the earliest-documented conflict of human-on-human violence in Southeast Asia.

Archaeologists are taking another look at tattoos on preserved corpses and verifying ancient techniques with modern tattoo artists. Plus, an ER doctor reflects on Hurricane Katrina, 20 years later.

Across cultures and eras, human remains have held powerful spiritual and symbolic significance. The ancient Egyptians believed that mummifying a king’s body ensured his ascent to the gods. The ...

Researchers now have a new idea of what a certain type of duck-billed dinosaur looked like, thanks to experts from the ...

Ancient Egyptians believed that mummifying a king’s body ensured his ascent among the gods. The preserved corpse — called the Ach (Egyptian for “shining” or “spirit”) — entered a sarcophagus ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The bog-preserved corpse of Croghan Man had well-manicured nails and a leather-plated armlet. What could this tell us about his role in an ancient ...