A set of macabre mummified corpses, some with their mouths eerily agape or wearing the boots they were buried in, has captivated Mexico and will soon be off to tour the world.
Giant cave bears froze to death during the last Ice Age in Europe about 28,000 years ago, according to a study that cleared human hunters of driving them to extinction.
Researchers have sequenced the gene map of a long-extinct, mummified woolly mammoth and found DNA elements that may shed light on why the giant creatures went extinct.
Cold War Honecker Bunker open
A huge underground bunker, built to protect the former Cold War leader of East Germany, has been opened to the public for three months' viewing before being closed off for good. 0 comments on this story
