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In 1753, French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, noted the similarities between the skeletons of a human and a horse. He wrote that by tilting, elongating, shortening and fusing the ...

For more than 140 years, Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that inhabited western North America in the early Paleocene, was a mystery. What little was known about them had been mostly ...

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin recently received support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to ...

A new database offers access to over 6,000 3D scans of primate skeletons housed in the American Museum of Natural History, Stony Brook University, the National Museum of Natural History, the Cleveland ...

A huge virtual gallery of museum skeletons is fully open for viewing. A large group of scientists has painstakingly created 3D reconstructions of thousands of vertebrate specimens, which are now ...

This isn’t just another ancient discovery — it may be a window into the spiritual life of some of our earliest ancestors. The burial of a woman, accompanied by animal remains, points to intentions far ...

Some animals seem to bend the rules of biology, and even physics, with skeletons that push the limits of what bones can do. From creatures that squeeze through impossibly tight spaces to those that ...

Animal lovers and animal rights organizations across the United States are cringing in disgust this week after yet another animal neglect situation has been discovered. The Portage County Animal ...

Four images shared in social media posts were authentic photographs of a well-preserved mammoth skeleton discovered at a North American archaeological site. Since 2024, a set of images has circulated ...

The leaves and flowers of plants are all formed of a frame-work, beautiful and delicate in the extreme, composed of woody fiber, corresponding to the skeleton of animals; and between the interstices ...

The Papillion yard haunt features friendly ghosts, skeleton animals, and some familiar faces.Located near Madison Street and Crest Road, this display can be seen during the day, but visitors should ...