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Like other members of the enantiornithine family, the fossilized fledgling (reconstructed here) likely had claws on its wings.
animals

Found: A 127-Million-Year-Old Fossil of a Fledgling

These tiny, prehistoric bones tell a story about flight.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 5, 2018
The remains in a burial under Mexico City appear to have been arranged in a spiral.
bones

Found: A Spiral Mass Grave in Mexico City

Evidence of an elaborate ritual 2,400 years ago.
Vittoria Traverso February 2, 2018
The bones the Museum of Archaeology in Stavanger uncovered in the Asheims' home.
science museums

Now on Display: An Ice-Age Polar Bear Skeleton Found in a Laundry Room

The startling story behind a new exhibit at a Norwegian archaeology museum.
Christina Ayele Djossa January 24, 2018
Kuza Cave.
Kusini, Tanzania

Kuza Cave

This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.
Natural Selection.
Reno, Nevada

Natural Selection

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.
Relics of St. Nicholas in a small box displayed at Antalya Regional Museum, Konyaaltı, Turkey.
relics

Where in the World Are Santa Claus's Bones?

The remains of St. Nick can be found on multiple continents.
Matthew Blitz December 21, 2017
Uniformly chopped dog bones from Krasnosamarskoe.
mythology

Found: Archaeological Evidence of Bronze Age Lupine Initiation Rituals

Dog sacrifice, lawless war-bands, and coming of age on the Russian steppes.
Vittoria Traverso November 21, 2017
Steller's sea cow was hunted to extinction fewer than thirty years after being described.
exploration

Found: The Massive Skeleton of a Steller's Sea Cow

A 17-foot-long sirenian emerges on a remote Russian island.
Vittoria Traverso November 17, 2017
The crypt is full of skulls and other skeletal remains.
Rothwell, England

Rothwell Bone Crypt

Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.
Skeleton.
Salisbury, England

The Skeletons of Stonehenge

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.
Three Forks, Montana

Jim's Horn House

A collection of 16,000 antlers crammed beautifully into a small shed.
Have you seen his bones?
santa claus

Have Turkish Archaeologists Found the Final Resting Place of Saint Nick?

A tomb in Myra adds to confusion over relics of the beloved icon.
Vittoria Traverso October 3, 2017
The Mauer 1 jawbone
Heidelberg, Germany

The Mauer 1 Jawbone

The jaw of one of humankind's earliest ancestors on display at an overlooked geology museum.
San Martino della Battaglia, Italy

Ossario di San Martino

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.
Washington, D.C.

Capitalsaurus Court

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.
St. Gregory's hidden passage.
Iż-Żejtun, Malta

Secret Passage in St. Gregory's

A hidden tunnel of bones in one of Malta's oldest churches.
Mammoth skeleton at the centre.
Whitehorse, Yukon

Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre

Home to a full cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered in North America. 
The eternal lovers of Valdaro.
Mantua, Italy

Lovers of Valdaro

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.