The Smithsonian's Biggest Secret In 1886, mining engineer John T. Reid was told the Paiute legend of a giant people defeated by the natives near Lovelock, Nevada. The last of the giants met their ...

However, the death of the floating giants usually happens quietly, and above all dirty, in South-East Asia. Anja Binkofski, a doctoral candidate at the DSM, knows the dark side of this business.

The National Museum ... of a male skeleton from a recent exhibition. thevisualmd.com Victorian-era museums of medicine often seem like freak shows—corridors lined with displays of giant ...

Ever had that moment when you’re driving through Oklahoma City and suddenly think, “Gee, I wonder where I could see hundreds of perfectly articulated animal skeletons today?” No? Well, that’s about to ...

The Lubbock Lake National Landmark offers trails, a museum, and is an active archaeological dig site people can visit for ...

The giant forest hog and warthog skulls sit side by side ... For visitors interested in the human skeleton, the museum doesn’t disappoint. Comparative displays show the skeletal differences between ...

London, a city where history and innovation intertwine, boasts an unrivaled collection of museums that captivate and edu ...

Smithsonian’s Museum Support Center in Suitland ... But people need to be able to study them, and human contact is the biggest cause of deterioration." On that note he took me around the ...

New discoveries shed light on an ancient human species and its evolutionary links to modern humans. Stephen Chester, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate ...

Researchers say a fossil jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors.

From dormant volcanoes and salt pans to urban forests and library gardens, these are the places we go for peace and quiet.

Some commuters in a cosmopolitan European city may be shocked to learn they've been walking over ancient skeletons for many years. Officials in Brussels, Belgium, announced on April 9 that public ...