A skull found in a Hungarian basilica in 2002 has spent the last 20 years unidentified, despite numerous theories. A new study has traced it to King Matthias Corvinus, a mid-15th century monarch ...

Gardaí believe a skull found in a plastic bag during the clearing of scrubland at a house in west Cork may be that of a young person and may have been there for more than 20 years. The discovery ...

Gardaí are set to review a list of people who lived at a house in a remote part of West Cork where a skull was found wrapped in a plastic shopping bag. It is understood to have been found on land ...

Remember Skull and Bones, Ubisoft's beleaguered pirate adventure? Having been announced in 2017, the game finally released in February of last year after numerous delays and setbacks. However ...

The skulls of three indigenous Ainu people have been returned to their community by a university. The remains, which have been held at the University of Edinburgh’s Anatomical Museum for more ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The May 22, 1944, issue of Life magazine — archived by Google Books — featured the original printing of the photo of the woman and skull. In the issue, the image received the distinction of ...

But in a finding that has left even Mars-mad scientists raising their eyebrows (and cameras), NASA’s Perseverance rover has stumbled upon what looks uncannily like a skull-shaped rock on the Red ...

Flames crackle through piles of hundreds of human skulls and thick grey smoke pours into the Thai sky in a moment as spiritually significant as it is gruesome. The Lang Pacha ceremony is observed ...

The skulls of three indigenous Ainu people have been returned to their community by a university. The remains, which have been held at the University of Edinburgh’s Anatomical Museum for more than 100 ...