As the German right ascends, the nation is still grappling with its fascist past — and how to handle its remains.

In ancient times, saying goodbye to the dead was anything but simple. Many cultures practiced elaborate rituals to honor lost ...

Bolivians celebrated the Day of Skulls over the weekend, a colorful tradition rooted in ancient indigenous beliefs that is meant to bring good fortune and protection by honoring the dead. Known as ...

Gushiken says when he was a child growing up in Okinawa’s capital, Naha, he would go out hunting bugs and find skulls still wearing helmets. Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, 1.2 million ...

he would go out hunting bugs and find skulls still wearing helmets. Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, 1.2 million Japanese war dead are still unaccounted for. That's about half of the ...

And just like their decades of musical output, the Grateful Dead are unbeaten when it comes to merch. From the Stealie skull logo to Bertha to the dancing bears, the Grateful Dead have enough ...

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The Scottish actor described the role as "glorious” as he reflected on playing the Danish Prince mourning the dead court jester whose skull is exhumed with The Royal Shakespeare Company.

Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, bludgeoned Stuart Everett to death before cutting his body up with a hacksaw and depositing the ...

Using DNA, coroner's officials have identified the dead man as Carlos Baltazar ... to the scene and confirmed the skull to be human," the agency said in an written statement. Officials returned to the ...