The researchers stumbled across a hidden organ entirely by mistake which could make a positive change to cancer treatment.

Walter Stephens, a Texas plumber in San Antonio, was cutting grass when he saw something unusual. What he believed was a “dried cantaloupe” turned out to be a decomposing human skull, a discovery that ...

Some say that the body is a temple. If that's the case, then the following people had their temples desecrated by foreign ...

We are living in an era of “discoveries that feel at once wondrous, improbable, and surreal,” writes Mary Roach in her new book.

New research on the size relationship between brains and wisdom teeth suggests that bigger brains aren’t necessarily the ...

The Skeleton Key Odditorium stands proudly on SW 10th Avenue, its brick facade and large windows offering passersby tantalizing glimpses of the wonders (and horrors) waiting inside.

Until Homo floresiensis was discovered, scientists assumed that the evolution of the human lineage was defined by bigger and ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Until Homo floresiensis was discovered, scientists assumed that the evolution of the human lineage was defined by bigger and bigger brains. Via a process called encephalization, ...

For those planning a visit, The Skeleton Key Odditorium is centrally located in downtown Portland, making it easily accessible as part of a day exploring the city. For more information about hours, ...

"I have a red birthmark on my face that swells up about four weeks before I get a positive pregnancy test. It has a 100% accuracy rate with all four of my kids." ...

Specimens on display at the R.A Rodda Museum of Pathology. Image / UTAS Pathologists may have secretly taken body parts from autopsies for a Tasmanian museum display over 25 years without the ...

A day after human remains were found in the trunk of a Tesla impounded at a Hollywood tow yard, police confirmed the discovery of another set of remains at a different tow yard. Detectives responded ...