He’s known as Ötzi the Iceman, nicknamed for the nearby Ötzal Alps, where he was found in 1991. The 5-foot, 2-inch 110-pound corpse is a mummy, preserved essentially as he looked the day he died.

When two hikers set out to explore a relatively unknown side of Europe they returned with much more than they bargained for.

Found high in the Tyrolean Alps in 1991, Ötzi the Iceman had dark skin and eyes and was likely bald. His remarkably ...

Calculating the polygenic risk scores of ancient humans such as Ötzi the iceman helps researchers understand the genetic predisposition to cardiovascular disease. Iris Kulbatski, a neuroscientist by ...

Descendants: Scientists have found 19 living relatives of Ötzi the Iceman who was found frozen in the Alps Scientists in Austria have found 19 living descendants of a prehistoric iceman whose ...