A human skull that had been sitting on the mantel of a Tennessee home was recently recovered by authorities, and positively identified as a man who'd vanished eight years ago. DNA testing confirmed ...

(CNN) — Human remains found decades ago near Lake Tahoe have finally been identified as missing nurse Donna Lass. Lass was 25 years old when she was reported missing to South Lake Tahoe Police in 1971 ...

(CNN) — Modified skulls found in an ancient burial site in Japan were deliberately reshaped in both men and women as an expression of collective identity. The practice may also have helped the group ...