Crystal skulls are not uncommon or terribly mysterious. Thousands are produced every year in Brazil, China, and Germany. But there are a handful of these rather macabre objects that have fueled ...

On Wednesday, paleontologists near Grande Prairie pulled its 272-kilogram skull from the ground. They call it "Big Sam." The adult Pachyrhinosaurus is the second plant-eating dinosaur to be ...

Can you find Dippy's nostrils? What feature does Diplodocus share with humans but few other dinosaurs? Rotate, zoom in and explore the features of this popular dinosaur.

Tales of the tower of skulls which struck fear into the hearts of Spanish conquistadors have been passed down through the generations in Mexico. Said to be the heads of defeated warriors ...

In this feature, compare the skulls and jawbones of a Neanderthal and an early modern human and see if you can ferret out the many anatomical dissimiliarities that paleoanthropologists use to ...

It also gave birth to its young underwater. The descendants of Dorudon went on to evolve into modern whales. About 34 million years ago, a group of whales began to develop a new way of eating. They ...

Archaeologists have excavated more sections of an extraordinary Aztec tower of human skulls under the centre of Mexico City. Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH ...

While many of the legends surrounding crystal skulls have been debunked, the small, roughly carved skull in the National Museum of Anthropology's collection seems to be genuine. (02:04 ...

Aptly named 'Big Sam' has a skull that weighs in at 272 kilograms and is the size of a baby elephant Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

In 1832, Yale students — including future President William Howard Taft's father — founded one of America's most famous secret societies: Skull and Bones. Since then, the group has come to ...

On Wednesday, paleontologists near Grande Prairie pulled its 272-kilogram skull from the ground. They call it “Big Sam.” The adult Pachyrhinosaurus is the second plant-eating dinosaur to be ...

Inside the crates were smaller crates. And inside those were human skulls. The skulls were intricately decorated but ...