There are variety of possible reasons for the anci...  ...e of trepanation, or drilling holes in a person's skull , but whatever you call it, it was brain surgery....  ...how that happened. In 1999, a 5,000-year old cow skull was unearthed at an archaeological dig in France....  ...marks made around the gap. No...

We have skeletal evidence of human brain surgery g...  ...er of conjecture. Later medical accounts say that skulls were drilled open to treat fractures, epilepsy, o...  ...out," but there is no evidence for this in either skulls or ancient literature. Where did that idea come f...  ...oposed that openings bored...

This animal is Moschops capensis, an ancestor of m...  ...50 million years ago. It has a particularly thick skull , according to the fossil evidence, which made it...  ...Synchrotron scanner was used to analyze Moschops skull fossils to see how really thick they were, and wh...  ...ch other like giant, overweigh...

Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey is a temple t...  ...in the world. Recent findings there include human skull fragments from three individuals that were intent...  ...What was the purpose? Could this be evidence of a skull cult? Paleopathologist Julia Gresky gives us some...  ...d by stone tools, probably a...

Children know they can go to their parents for reassurance when they are frightened. Maybe it's not such a great idea to ask then to explain what they are frightened of. This is the latest comic from Chris Hallbeck at Ma...

Now this is a backyard firepit fit for Con...  ...ep yourself warm with fires fueled by burning the skulls of your enemies. But there's no need to vanquish...  ...sh Thulsa Doom and his armies - you can buy these skull

Remember last year when Brian Kane installed Alexa...  ...er -and creepier- by using a Halloween decoration skull with a moving mouth to be the face of th internet...  ...n this followup video, McGurrin tries to trip his skull up, but she's always a step ahead. [https://you...

How did artist Rachel Lee acquire a human skull in good condition for this project? She doesn't e...  ...s her on the subject.For $2,200, you can own this skull , into which Lee has carved beautiful patterns. It...  ...an enticing bachelor pad. It's one of many carved skulls tha...

Ideally, you should sit in a throne made of the skulls of your enemies. In the meantime, try this comfor...  ...fortable armchair designed by Gregory Besson. The skull body is made from fiberglass, not bone. The seat...

(Photo: David Tennant as Prince Hamlet by The Time...  ...s want to play him. So they have bequeathed their skulls on the condition that they be used in performance...  ..., he stated in his will that he “wanted his skull separated from his body, duly prepared, and used...  ...is body, duly prepared, and u...