Skeletons

4,000-year-old victim was shot in the back—and survived

History & Culture

4,000-year-old victim was shot in the back—and survived

4,000-year-old victim was shot in the back—and survived

This is the face of an ancient Egyptian who lived 4,500 years ago

History & Culture

This is the face of an ancient Egyptian who lived 4,500 years ago

This is the face of an ancient Egyptian who lived 4,500 years ago

The best evidence yet that gladiators fought lions: a bite mark

History & Culture

The best evidence yet that gladiators fought lions: a bite mark

The best evidence yet that gladiators fought lions: a bite mark

This bog body was found with the murder weapon

History & Culture

This bog body was found with the murder weapon

This bog body was found with the murder weapon

Oral contraceptives may help lower the risk of sports injuries

Science
Mind, Body, Wonder

Oral contraceptives may help lower the risk of sports injuries

Oral contraceptives may help lower the risk of sports injuries

Want to strengthen your bones? Look beyond vitamin D

Science
Mind, Body, Wonder

Want to strengthen your bones? Look beyond vitamin D

Want to strengthen your bones? Look beyond vitamin D

We thought we knew the secrets of Europe's bog bodies. We didn't.

History Magazine

We thought we knew the secrets of Europe's bog bodies. We didn't.

We thought we knew the secrets of Europe's bog bodies. We didn't.

Reconstructing the face of a 700-year-old murder victim

History Magazine

Reconstructing the face of a 700-year-old murder victim

Reconstructing the face of a 700-year-old murder victim

What's new in London's museums ahead of the king's Coronation

What's new in London's museums ahead of the king's Coronation

What's new in London's museums ahead of the king's Coronation

Why animals developed four types of skeletons

Why animals developed four types of skeletons

Why animals developed four types of skeletons

How bodies tell stories centuries after death

History & Culture
Nat Geo Explores

How bodies tell stories centuries after death

How bodies tell stories centuries after death

Skeleton photos are getting a boost with the help of gelatin

Skeleton photos are getting a boost with the help of gelatin

Skeleton photos are getting a boost with the help of gelatin

Hero shrews have the most extreme spine in nature—and we don’t know why

Hero shrews have the most extreme spine in nature—and we don’t know why

Hero shrews have the most extreme spine in nature—and we don’t know why

DNA study deepens mystery of lake full of skeletons

History & Culture

DNA study deepens mystery of lake full of skeletons

DNA study deepens mystery of lake full of skeletons

The first Europeans weren’t who you might think

The first Europeans weren’t who you might think

The first Europeans weren’t who you might think

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