A British museum will remove the bones of a true-life giant in an effort to honor the deceased’s final wishes, but trustees want to retain the remains in the interest of "bona fide research." "John ...

The skeleton of Charles Byrne, known as the Irish Giant, will not be on display when the Hunterian Museum, named for the 18th-century surgeon and anatomist John Hunter, reopens in March. Byrne's ...

The Hunterian Museum in London has reopened to the public after a five-year redevelopment of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. From sloth fetuses to vulture heads, the museum showcases the ...

A British museum will remove the bones of a true-life giant in an effort to honor the deceased’s final wishes, but trustees want to retain the remains in the interest of “bona fide research.” “John ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

A prominent English author is calling on the Royal College of Surgeons in London to release the skeleton of Charles Byrne, an 18th-century "Irish Giant", and allow it to be buried respectfully. Dame ...

ONE of the most interesting features in connection with the annual election of Fellows into the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons, is the exhibition of additions about to be made to the Museum, ...

The 18th century surgeon John Hunter had an unusual hobby. While other Georgian gents were happy hoarding rare books or colonial curiosities, the Scottish-born doc was amassing a grisly assortment of ...