Lead image: Still from 1929's The Skeleton Dance, the first Silly Symphony from Walt Disney The former Republican Senate ...

University of Sheffield and University College London researchers have made the first successful detection of estrogen, ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient well in eastern Croatia have discovered the skeletons of seven men whose bodies had been tossed in haphazardly. Experts think the remains belong to Roman soldiers ...

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Skeleton season may be just around the corner, but the skeleton age dawned with the early Cambrian Period, about 538 million ...

This spooky skeleton was likely made to remind Roman banqueters that life is short. This small, bronze skeleton is one of only a dozen known examples of an ancient Roman "larva convivalis" — a ...

One of the oldest and most important civilizations that has left the greatest mark on the evolution of human beings is the ...

The American Museum of Natural History is relocating Apex, a 150-million-year-old skeleton, to a new spot near its dinosaur ...

Progesterone, oestrogen and testosterone can be detected in skeletons over 1000 years old, offering a way to identify ...

Imaging technology has allowed scientists to study fossils that are buried deep in the rock or too small to handle ...

The British auction house Christie’s plans to sell the skeleton of one of the largest known Tyrannosaurus rexes in early October, the company said on Wednesday.

Halloween officially arrives on Oct. 31, and this time of year boasts plenty of treats for adults as well as children.