Fifty years ago, a remarkable fossil was unearthed in the Afar Rift Valley of Ethiopia, forever transforming our understanding of human evolution. Uncovered by a young paleoanthropologist, Donald ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over ...

At the Mütter Museum, that includes skulls, limbs and gallstones. The medical museum has been shining a light on the inner workings of mankind for 160 years. Glass cases display human skeletons and ...

When Anna Dhody was growing up in Philadelphia, in the nineteen-eighties, her mother used the city’s museums as a kind of babysitter. “She would just drop me off at the Penn Museum and be, like, ...

For years, a man's giant intestine was anonymously on display at a US medical museum in Philadelphia, identified only by his initials JW. Today, the donor display for Joseph Williams depicts not only ...

Human Museum: Ixchel – Photo: DJ Corey Subscribe free to Metro Weekly’s digital magazine for the stories that matter most. Consistent with Rorschach Theatre’s adventurously immersive productions, the ...

The Skeletons: Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma City offers educational programs for kids and adults, providing hands-on learning experiences that explore the skeletal structure, form, and function of ...

Malaria is often considered a tropical disease, but data hidden in historical human remains has shed new light on the parasite's world travels. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Skulls from the Josef Hyrtl Collection at the Mutter Museum, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Copyright AFP Hector RETAMAL Skulls from the Josef Hyrtl Collection at ...