Learning more about ancient humans is important if we want to understand humanity's origins. That's why it is always so exciting when scientists uncover ancient human skulls hidden in fossil records.

Science can explain a lot, but sometimes a strange photo, a catchy headline, or a scientific term taken out of context is all it takes to spark a conspiracy theory. Over time, these stories spread ...

We tend to think of cancer as a modern affliction, but it's stalked humanity for millennia. Now, two ancient skulls confirm just how far back our relationship with this disease goes. Science reporter ...

Cuts in the cranium, which is more than 4,000 years old, hint that people in the ancient civilization attempted to treat a scourge that persists today. By Jordan Pearson Fluctuating disease rates, ...

It has baffled scientists since it was first discovered back in 2018. But the mystery of the 'Dragon Man' skull has finally been solved - as a new study reveals its true identity. Using DNA samples ...

Hundreds of human skulls and jawbones recovered from an ancient cemetery in southwest Arkansas are the remains of ancestors of the Caddo Nation, according to a new study published in the Journal of ...

Fakes are an all too real part of the museum world. “There are always artists capable of making and selling things that seem old,” says anthropologist Jane MacLaren Walsh. James Di Loreto, NMNH The ...

A lazy Susan on a cloth-covered card table elevates the guest of honor. Pink hydrangeas plucked from the garden flank the pedestal, and a towel shrouds the object in secrecy. The pomp and circumstance ...

Two skulls from ancient Egypt appear to show marks left by cancerous tumors — and one of the skulls appears to have markings that indicate an attempt at surgery to remove them. We tend to think of ...

Two skulls from ancient Egypt appear to show marks left by cancerous tumors -- and one of the skulls appears to have markings that indicate an... Two ancient Egyptian skulls show how long cancer has ...