Around age seven, Harriet was rented to a planter to set muskrat traps and later rented ... “The weight broke my skull … They carried me to the house all bleeding and fainting.

A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...

In contrast, the skulls of wild boars, who remain omnivores, have not undergone such changes. The findings demonstrate how strongly humans can influence the evolution of animals.

It can be tricky to pinpoint the cause of pain at the base of your skull, the area behind your ears where your head and neck meet. Understanding the cause of the pain can help you determine how to ...

Why do beavers tolerate muskrat freeloaders? It’s possible they recognize that the muskrats’ body heat makes the lodge warmer, according to one theory. To make it through winter, one rodent ...

Adding to the pain were the stark labels written on the shrouds: “Skull without a lower jaw”, “Bone fragments”, “Rib cage”, or “Upper and lower limbs”. Instead of names and ages ...

Skulls from Paleolithic Europe’s Pavlovian people have long been noted for their damaged teeth, with wear patterns evident along their outer surfaces. A new study posits a theory that this ...

The skull of a person long thought to be Cleopatra’s half sister was misidentified for nearly a century, new research from Nature Scientific Reports concludes, raising intriguing questions about ...

Evan Feeley, interpretive project coordinator with Cherokee Nation Cultural Tourism, said the new exhibit focuses on Cherokee National Treasure Thomas Muskrat. It runs through May 17. "Most people ...

When the Muskrat Falls power project was brought forth by the ruling Tories in 2010 and eventually sanctioned in 2012, the spectre of the 1969 Upper Churchill Falls deal stirred and lurked amidst ...

The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the Mesozoic Era. The Late Cretaceous modern (crown) bird, Vegavis iaai, is diving ...

POINT PLEASANT — John Neary, the longtime animal control officer for the Point Pleasant area better known as Muskrat Jack, died last week at the age of 75. Muskrat Jack became synonymous with animal ...