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In Naples, Praying With Skulls Is an Ancient Tradition

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Itinerary

6 Fascinating Medical Marvels in Pennsylvania

Sam O'Brien
bones

Archaeology Dogs Can Help Scholars Sniff Out the Past

With proper training, dogs can follow their noses to human and animal remains from bygone centuries.
Jill Neimark July 8, 2020
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Show & Tell: See a Collection of Dissected Skulls and Medical Marvels

14:07
saints

Has the Case of the Missing Princess-Saint Been Solved?

Scientific evidence suggests that her bones had been hidden behind a church wall for a millennium.
Matthew Taub March 11, 2020
bones

A Fossilized Skull May Solve the Mystery of a Chameleon Migration

A raft very likely carried chameleons between Madagascar and mainland Africa—but in which direction?
Sabrina Imbler February 18, 2020
dinosaurs

This 6-Foot Brachiosaurus Fossil Hitched a Ride With Two Clydesdale Horses

Their names are Molly and Darla.
Sabrina Imbler February 17, 2020
bones

The Curious Case of the Deep-Sea Bone Worms and the Vanishing Underwater Gator

Scientists dropped three alligators to the bottom of the ocean. One of them was never seen again.
Sabrina Imbler January 29, 2020
museums

How Whopping Whale Skeletons Come to Life at 'Bonehenge'

“Every one of these animals has a story."
Megan Dohm December 5, 2019
mummies

This Five-Legged Cat Mummy Is Not as Strange as It Seems

A recently scanned cat mummy was probably not a scam, but the remains of animals that died on a sacred site.
Sabrina Imbler November 13, 2019
cemeteries

From Indonesia to Ingonish, Some Bones Won't Stay Buried 

As seas and storms erode coastlines, cemeteries are giving up their dead. 
Jennifer S. Holland October 28, 2019
Madrid, Spain

Relics of St. Valentine at Iglesia de San Antón

Inside this church are the alleged remains of the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers.
bones

Paleontologists Are Trying to Understand Why the Fossil Record Is Mostly Males

One theory is that reckless young bison and mammoths got into more trouble.
Sabrina Imbler September 13, 2019
witchcraft

Scottish Authorities Are Trying to Reunite a 'Witch' With Her Skull

Lilias Adie's head has been missing since 1938.
Sabrina Imbler September 9, 2019
science

The Bones at India's Mysterious 'Skeleton Lake' Came From All Over

New research reveals that the hundreds of anonymous dead spanned both continents and centuries.
Matthew Taub August 21, 2019
Alcantarilha, Portugal

Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones)

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.
Texcoco, Mexico

Museo Paleontológico Tocuila (Paleontological Museum of Tocuila)

Get a close look at the gigantic remains of long-extinct mammoths.
bones

Found: One of the Oldest Burial Sites in the Amazon

The discovery could change what we understand about the rainforest's ancient settlements.
Jonathan Carey April 26, 2019