A tiny bird figurine discovered in a refuse heap in the Henan province of China is changing what historians thought they knew ...

A team of scholars identified the oldest intentional human cremation, dramatically expanding what archaeologists know about early hunter-gatherer practices.

A modern analysis of 7-million-year-old remains suggest this mysterious ancient primate is the oldest human ancestor ever found.

An ancient cremation would have been a community spectacle in a place returned to and reignited over many generations. What ...

The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.

The oldest previously known funeral pyre in the world was discovered in Alaska and dates to approximately 11,500 years ago, but that cremation involved a young child rather than an adult. Some burned ...

A UK cat named Flossie turned 30 on December 29, extending her Guinness World Record as the oldest living cat on Earth. Cats Protection/Guinness World Records Did she combine all her nine lives? An ...

The discovery of a Neanderthal fire pit in southeastern England has revealed that fire was made by humans at least 400,000 years ago. Previously, it was thought that humans had begun to make fire only ...

Airen Andula, 13, is seen with his younger sister Addisyn Andula. Airen was found dead this week after he went missing on his way to a friend’s house near Pleasanton, Kansas. Provided by Anita Gunn ...

Fort Worth police arrested 23-year-old Alexander James Nicholas for murder after finding a missing person’s body in a shallow grave on Monday. Though Nicholas claimed he dropped the victim off safely ...

S.E. Jenkins is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. She has also been a Digital Content Producer in Tallahassee and Myrtle Beach. S.E. graduated with journalism degrees from Texas State ...

A person was found dead in a water-filled ditch in Sacramento on Wednesday morning after what was believed to have been a hit-and-run, the California Highway Patrol said.Crews responded to reports of ...