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Many zombie graves span Europe—was this site in Oppin one of them?

Could This Recently Found Skeleton in Germany Have Been a Zombie?

It was possibly treated like the undead.

Charis McGowan May 8, 2024

The hardened organ was found in a grave of a mental asylum cemetery.

Porcelain Gallbladder Found in Human Remains in Mississippi Asylum Cemetery

A rare secret was taken to the grave in an unmarked, 100-year-old burial ground.

Hannah Seo April 24, 2024

A near-complete fossil skeleton of <em>Protemnodon viator</em> from Lake Callabonna, missing just a few bones from the hand, foot, and tail.

Giant Kangaroos Once Towered Over Humans at 8 Feet Tall

New studies from a boneyard of fossilized skeletons may reveal why the 'roos grew and hopped the way they do.

Olivia Young April 17, 2024

The Viking Women With Intentionally Reshaped Skulls

Scientists posit how and why the ladies achieved the cone-head look.

Meg St-Esprit April 15, 2024

The amber finding is like <em>Jurassic Park</em>, but for tapeworms.

The Oldest Tapeworm Ever Was Just Found in Amber

Turns out the parasites used to plague dinosaurs, too.

Charis McGowan April 3, 2024

A 1,000-year-old brain of an individual excavated from a 10th-century churchyard in Belguim is still soft and wet.

brain collections

The Mystery of 4,400 Preserved Brains—And One Scientist’s Quest to Solve It

The former undertaker collects human brains, talks to them, and hopes they won’t haunt her.

Olivia Young March 28, 2024

The U.K.'s giant trees are growing as fast as their California counterparts.

Giant Sequoias Are Thriving in an Unexpected Place: the U.K.

There are now more of the world's biggest trees in Britain than California.

Jennifer Billock March 20, 2024

Each air bubble says so much about life and death on Earth.

Gas Trapped in Antarctic Ice Recorded the Mass Death of 56 Million People

Plagues, war, and genocide were literally frozen in time.

Meg St-Esprit March 14, 2024

Scientists had an innovative idea to use a natural food with Egyptian scrolls.

Why Scientists Are Mixing Wasabi and Ancient Papyrus

Vapors from the delicious food have a surprising effect.

Hannah Seo March 6, 2024

Turns out there's been a whole other species slithering quietly by.

It’s Official: There’s Another ‘World’s Largest Snake’

Even actor Will Smith saw it slither through the Amazon.

Olivia Young February 29, 2024

It's the oldest unintentionally preserved egg in history.

This 1,700 Year Old Egg Never Broke—And Now It’s Further Stunning Scientists

They still can’t fully crack the mystery.

Colleen Kelly February 23, 2024

The Rongorongo tablets may be older than previously thought.

Mysterious Writing System From Easter Island May Be Completely Unique

New radiocarbon dating reveals astonishing insights.

Colleen Kelly February 15, 2024

Aubrite meteorite from asteroid 2024 BX1, found by Laura Kranich near the village of Ribbeck, Germany.

Germany Had 90 Minutes to Prepare for a Beach Ball-Sized Meteorite Impact

Meanwhile meteorite hunters rushed to Berlin to find this most rare space rock.

Meg St-Esprit February 6, 2024

I spy someone lurking in the whistling thorn acacia trees.

Ants Are Swarming Kenya’s Trees and Changing Everything for Lions

Even the smallest insect can impact the largest animals.

Jennifer Billock February 1, 2024

Chicken clucks give humans a window into the bird's emotions.

Do You Speak Chicken?

A new study shows most people can tune into how chickens are feeling based on their clucks alone.

Roxanne Hoorn January 9, 2024

Podcast: Knoxville Weather Kiosk

Before TV weather-people, there was the kiosk.

The Podcast Team December 12, 2023

Skull and linen wrapping of a mummified baboon recovered from Gabbanat el-Qurud, Egypt and connected genetically to coastal Eritrea.

Mummified Baboons in Egypt Point to a Long Lost Land

New discoveries of ancient DNA could help scientists find the land of Punt.

Sunny Fitzgerald November 21, 2023

geological oddities

An Entire Continent Went Missing—But Scientists Have Found It Again

Fear not, these geologists are good at their jobs.

Olivia Young November 2, 2023