The history of medicine is filled with remedies that, viewed through a modern lens, seem perplexing, misguided or downright ...

Without a doubt, the ancient Egyptians are the experts in body preservation and mummification. However, they were not the ...

Researchers found organic glass in the skull of a volcano victim, indicating the extreme and unique environment triggered by Vesuvius's eruption in 79 CE.

When two hikers set out to explore a relatively unknown side of Europe they returned with much more than they bargained for.

Pune: Eight bottles containing a fetus and human body parts were found on Tuesday in a garbage bin in Daund, about 82km from ...

Another influential idea was vitalism, the notion that life force could be transferred from one body to another, particularly from a preserved human to a living patient. Adding to this was the ...