King Tut’s golden mask is iconic, but did you know X-rays revealed some surprising details about it? Turns out, the mask wasn ...

King Tut, one of whose coffins is shown here in Cairo, suffered from a cleft palate and club foot, according to new tests. He likely died from complications of a leg fracture made worse by malaria.

Researchers believe she lived during part of the upper Paleolithic period known as the Aurignacian, and she is one of the oldest Homo sapiens found in Europe. A scientific illustrator created a ...