At a shocking 20 centimeters (8 inches) long and 5 centimeters (2 inches) wide, this coprolite is the largest intact piece of ...

Without sampling the mummies themselves, which would be invasive, researchers from UCL and the University of Ljubljana in ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

Russian media constantly broadcasts about the “fake” nature of Ukrainian identity, using language reminiscent of past ...

But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies ... both chemical analysis and a panel of human sniffers to evaluate the odors ...

Researchers find that aromatic resins used in mummification continue to produce sweet, woody, and spicy scents.

(The show in Rockport features a smattering of his “superhero” drawings: “The Human Fork” and “Cardboard ... neat stack and a display case for easy leafing. A modest pile of records ...

Shelley seemed most interested in crafting a tragic human narrative ... we learn how DNA is isolated from preserved prehistoric mosquitoes, and even hear about the shortcomings of the Loy antibody ...