Human skull found at West Suburban Forest Preserve

A human skull was discovered in a forest preserve in west suburban Kane County.

Human skull found in Raceway Woods Forest Preserve in Carpentersville

Police are investigating a skull, “exposed to the elements for some time,” found in Carpentersville’s Raceway Woods Forest ...

Neanderthal brains measure up to ours—literally

If you look at a Neanderthal skull and a Homo sapiens skull, they’re visibly different: Neanderthal skulls are lower and longer, whereas ours tend to be rounder. However, those differences probably ...

Hiker stumbles on human skull in iconic desert as mystery grows and detectives open homicide probe

A human skull found in the remote Southern California desert near Twentynine Palms has sparked a homicide investigation by ...
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Human Skull Among Bones Discovered by Fisherman at Pond’s Edge, Police Say: 'Disturbing'

Phillip Morfin initially thought he was looking at an animal skull but realized it was a human when he saw the victim's eye sockets Sam Gillette is a Staff Writer on the Human Interest team at PEOPLE.

Hiker stumbles upon a human skull near Twentynine Palms; detectives investigating

Hikers located remains identified as a human skull on Wednesday morning. The explorers were out near Twentynine Palms on ...

Hiker Finds Human Skull in ‘Remote Desert Area' in California

Officials are waiting for DNA results to come in following the unexpected discovery ...