• Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 8th, 2015
48-Million-Year-Old Horse Fetus Unearthed in Germany

48-Million-Year-Old Horse Fetus Unearthed in Germany

The ancient fetus was found among the remains of its mom

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 2nd, 2015
Millennia-Old Mammoth Remains Discovered by Farmer in Michigan

Millennia-Old Mammoth Remains Discovered by Farmer in Michigan

The mammoth bones were found in a field near Ann Arbor

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 14th, 2015
Storm Uproots Tree in Ireland, a Skeleton Emerges from Under It

Storm Uproots Tree in Ireland, a Skeleton Emerges from Under It

The skeleton appears to be nearly 1,000 years old

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 1st, 2015
Oldest Leukemia Case on Record Happened 7,000 Years Ago

Oldest Leukemia Case on Record Happened 7,000 Years Ago

The patient: a woman between 30 and 40 years of age

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 18th, 2015
Study Uncovers Horrific Torture and Mutilation in Neolithic Europe

Study Uncovers Horrific Torture and Mutilation in Neolithic Europe

Our ancestors were quite brutal, researchers find

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 8th, 2015
Woolly Mammoth Skeletal Remains Unearthed in Switzerland

Woolly Mammoth Skeletal Remains Unearthed in Switzerland

The remains are believed to be around 20,000 years old

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 29th, 2015
Mysterious Skeletons Unearthed in Virginia Identified at Long Last

Mysterious Skeletons Unearthed in Virginia Identified at Long Last

The skeletons were excavated a couple of years back

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 28th, 2015
Remains of Woman with Alien-like, Elongated Skull Found in Russia

Remains of Woman with Alien-like, Elongated Skull Found in Russia

The skeleton is about 2,000 years old, researchers say

97 Human Skeletons Recovered from 5,000-Year-Old House

97 Human Skeletons Recovered from 5,000-Year-Old House

The gruesome discovery was made by archaeologists in China

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 24th, 2015
4,000-Year-Old Human Skeleton Discovered Near Stonehenge

4,000-Year-Old Human Skeleton Discovered Near Stonehenge

The skeleton appears to be that of a teenager

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 27th, 2015
Skeleton of Gargantuan 65-Ton Dinosaur Reconstructed in 3D

Skeleton of Gargantuan 65-Ton Dinosaur Reconstructed in 3D

The digital reconstruction reveals the beast's anatomy

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 8th, 2015
6,000-Year-Old Spooning Couple Unearthed in Greece Baffles Researchers

6,000-Year-Old Spooning Couple Unearthed in Greece Baffles Researchers

Researchers are having trouble figuring out why the bodies were laid cuddled up and with their legs intertwined

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 6th, 2015
Neanderthal DNA Samples Recovered from Millennia-Old Calcified Skeleton

Neanderthal DNA Samples Recovered from Millennia-Old Calcified Skeleton

The skeleton, known as the Altamura Man to anthropologists, is believed to be between 128,000 and 187,000 years old

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 2nd, 2015
Introducing Little Foot, Ancestor of Ours from 3.67 Million Years Back

Introducing Little Foot, Ancestor of Ours from 3.67 Million Years Back

Study reveals a skeleton known to anthropologists as Little Foot is among the oldest hominid remains ever discovered

10,000-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Remains Discovered in Siberia

10,000-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Remains Discovered in Siberia

The skeleton belongs to a baby woolly rhino, is so well preserved scientists hope to extract DNA from it

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 3rd, 2015
Mysterious Woman Found Buried in Lead Coffin Next to King Richard III

Mysterious Woman Found Buried in Lead Coffin Next to King Richard III

The elderly woman was of high status, archaeologists suspect she was one of the benefactors of the Grey Friars friary

Skeleton Has a Busier Life than Most People, Is an Instagram Celebrity

Skeleton Has a Busier Life than Most People, Is an Instagram Celebrity

This skeleton likes to go to brunches, take selfies, watch Netflix and hang out at Starbucks with her friends

 
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