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'Schinderhannes' is linked to at least 211 crimes. The bones of his partner 'Schwarzer Jonas' remain missing. By Laura Baisas Published Mar 24, 2025 1:15 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

Researchers proved that a misidentified skeleton from the 19 th century actually belongs to infamous outlaw Johannes Bückler, also known as Schinderhannes. Genealogical research found a living ...

Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong ...

A skeleton buried in a fetal position is actually made of bones from at least five people who lived across a span of 2,500 years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A 62-million- year-old partial skeleton discovered in New Mexico confirms that early primate ancestors preferred to dwell in trees. The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science reports that the ...

Olympic skeleton athletes will hit the ice next month in Vancouver, where one-hundredths of a second can dictate the difference between victory and defeat. Using state-of-the-art flow measurements, ...

First, the bad news: Divers stole a prehistoric human skeleton from an underwater cavern near Tulúm on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula five years ago. Police have yet to solve the case. But the good news?

The skeleton of a middle-aged man who died between 1450 and 1620 was found with a prosthetic hand still attached to his left arm, which replaced four fingers he likely lost through amputation. When ...

Phoenix dinosaur fans, get ready to witness a world premiere some 66 million years in the making. Victoria the T. rex makes her debut Nov. 17 at the Arizona Science Center. Victoria is the largest ...