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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

The Blue Whale at the Core Science Facility

A massive skeleton suspended in the Memorial University of Newfoundland's Core Science Facility.
Lapinha, Brazil

Lagoa Santa Man

The skeletal remains of an ancient human were found with the bones of giant ground sloths.
A place setting at Blue Hill at Stone Barns includes Moore's bone china water cup and plate as well as a charger made from soil.
restaurants

The Artist Turning Bones Into Beautiful Dishware

Gregg Moore uses 18th-century techniques to transform a restaurant's leftovers into bone china.
Rebecca L. Rhoades January 17, 2025
At Alken Enge in Denmark, excavations over the past six decades have uncovered the remains of nearly 400 people.
military history

In Denmark, an Ancient Army Met a Mysterious End in a Lake

Archaeologists have found the remains of hundreds of Iron Age fighters at Alken Enge—but they didn't die there.
Nicky Nielsen November 5, 2024
Albertinia, South Africa

Skull Garden

On the grounds of a game lodge, a path decorated with the skulls of all kinds of animals.
Salisbury, England

Amesbury Archer

Pivotal in the research of early British Bronze Age life, found near Stonehenge.
Horses supported travel, communication, agriculture, and warfare across much of the ancient world.
animals

The First Horse Domestication Was Later Than We Thought

Where and when did horses become our helpers? Science has some new and surprising answers.
William Taylor September 16, 2024
The birds turn their feathers red by bathing in rusty water or rubbing themselves with damp red soil.
nature

Meet the Bone-Eating Vulture That Dyes Itself the Color of Blood

You don't get more hardcore than the lammergeier.
Cara Giaimo September 6, 2024
Cologne, Germany

Shrine of the Three Kings

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
science

The Ancient Secrets Hidden in 41,000 Bison Bones

Thousands of bones from Colorado's Jones-Miller site offer a detailed picture of Ice Age hunting—and a few mysteries.
Stephen E. Nash June 3, 2024
Cape Town, South Africa

Beach Hut Whale Bones

This arch made out of whale bones is a remnant of South Africa's whaling history.
A near-complete fossil skeleton of <em>Protemnodon viator</em> from Lake Callabonna, missing just a few bones from the hand, foot, and tail.
animals

Giant Kangaroos Once Towered Over Humans at 8 Feet Tall

New studies from a boneyard of fossilized skeletons may reveal why the 'roos grew and hopped the way they do.
Olivia Young April 17, 2024
skulls

The Viking Women With Intentionally Reshaped Skulls

Scientists posit how and why the ladies achieved the cone-head look.
Meg St-Esprit April 15, 2024
Lund, Sweden

(Alleged) Piece of Descartes' Skull

Could this controversial parietal bone be the remains of the famed French philosopher?
Bristol, England

John Cabot's Whalebone

A 15th-century whalebone is tucked away in an unassuming corner of this medieval church.
Brooklyn, New York

The Bone Museum

This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.
Union, Kentucky

Diorama Pit at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site

A life-sized recreation of the megafauna that once roamed this region is a feature at the birthplace of American paleontology.
If the bones aren’t taken care of correctly, the spirit could put a curse on the family.
bones

Meet the Man Who Digs Up Graves to Lift Curses

Families hire a bone collector in Taiwan to fix problematic tombs—and sometimes deal with ghosts.
Clarissa Wei October 5, 2023