The most complete bear ever recovered from Siberia’s frozen ground looks less like a fossil and more like a sleeping animal ...

While excavating burials of hunter-gatherers in a cave in Vietnam, archaeologist Hsiao-chun Hung of the Australian National University wondered how to explain the flexed, folded, and contorted ...

Louis XIV, who was the King of France and the longest reigning monarch in European history, died on Sept. 1, 1715 Leemage/Corbis via Getty Scientists believe they have discovered the real cause of ...

Ancient Egyptians regularly mummified crocodiles in elaborate ceremonies in dedication to their crocodile god Sobek. A study of one of these crocodiles reveals details about the animal’s death and the ...

The act of breathing has been central to life on Earth since the beginning, and the average human will take more than 600 million breaths in a single lifetime. But there’s a specific group of humans—a ...

We dig into the missing heart of ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun and what archaeologists have learned a century since the discovery of the young pharaoh’s tomb. This spectacular mask represents an ...

Jenna Demmer is a writer and editor that specializes in health. She has covered many topics including infectious diseases, women's health, mental health, sleep, and more. She has written for more than ...

Louis XIV, who was the King of France and the longest reigning monarch in European history, died on Sept. 1, 1715 Scientists believe they have discovered the real cause of death for Louis XIV, the ...