Across cultures and eras, human remains have held powerful spiritual and symbolic significance. The ancient Egyptians believed that mummifying a king’s body ensured his ascent to the gods. The ...

Vladimir Lenin lies in a mausoleum in Red Square in Moscow in a preserved state. But he has no brain. That’s because the Soviet government had it removed after he died in 1924. They wanted to have the ...

Has President Trump declared war on Albert Einstein? “America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain,” the Economist warns. As soon as the Department of Homeland Security announced ...