DEATH

Mortician Caitlin Doughty explains why you can’t take a human skull home, from a lack of dermestid beetles to vague abuse-of-corpse laws.

Soft drinks invite a host of health complications. A major new study warns that consuming even two glasses a day can have you fizzing out.

Meriwether Lewis was found mortally wounded on October 11, 1809. Some believe it was suicide. Others think it was murder. But what if it was something else entirely?

The new iHeartRadio original podcast is the story of one writer's descent from podcast researcher to its surprising subject.

Research data indicates men can expect to live an average of five fewer years than women. The reason might surprise you.

On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn was relieved of her head. So where is her body today? Much like Boleyn's life, it's complicated.

When 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault was found in the middle of the ocean, she was hours from death. And she was the only member of her family left alive.

George R.R. Martin may have a reputation for killing off characters, but let’s not downplay the homicidal tendencies of 'Game of Thrones' showrunners D.B. Weiss and Davis Benioff.

Whether it's leaving playing cards or bullets, or drinking a cognac toast, there are a variety of traditional ways to pay tribute at famous tombs.

Did Clementine Barnabet, priestess of a strange sacrificial cult, bludgeon seven families to death with an ax?

At the "Bone Church" (a.k.a. the Sedlec Ossuary), you can see a chandelier made from almost every bone in the human body.

Greek leader Alexander the Great had a pretty miserable death. A new theory says he may have been paralyzed—yet still conscious—for six days after he was pronounced dead.