“So we brought students to The Coop, gave them a whale skeleton printout, and said: ‘Put him together.’ They laid out the ribs, the vertebrae, even the vestigial pelvis bones — and ...

Archaeologists unearthed the burial site during excavations in Norway. They say the discovery provides unique insights into ...

The captivating journey of life on Earth has seen creatures evolve in remarkable ways, including transitions from land to sea and back again. But for the intelligent and beloved dolphins and orcas, a ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed the remains of a 1,000-year-old Viking Age person, who was buried with a small dog at their ...

Many species, including humans, have vestigial organs that are thought to be useless. But this specific structure might ...

Cartilaginous joints are: Completely united by cartilage where the two bones meet More rigid than synovial joints. Cartilaginous joints lack a joint cavity, which limits their movements. The pelvis is ...

Ancient tools made from whale bones dating back 20,000 years were found in Spain. The study reveals both early human use of ...

Recently discovered bones of a basilosaurus in Mississippi offer insight into its life and what happened after its death.

Implements made of whale bones in other parts of the world, such as the South Pacific islands, date to no more than several thousand years old. Seaside scavengers in Western Europe collected bones ...

Analysis of 20,000-year-old bone tools from Spain demonstrates that humans used whale remains from at least five large species, including sperm, fin, blue, and gray whales, for toolmaking.

Late Paleolithic whale bone tools reveal human and whale ecology in the Bay of Biscay. Nature Communications , 2025; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59486-8 Cite This Page : ...