bones

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Their approach considered several factors, including bite force, skull shape, and how tightly the bones of the skull were connected.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Returning to Sausalito, the team passed bleached whale bones on an Angel Island beach, a grim reminder of what they were up against.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Instead of viewing them solely as stone replicas of ancient bones, researchers are beginning to see some fossils as possible molecular time capsules that still preserve traces of prehistoric biology millions of years later.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

But when you’re iterating so quickly in poker — hand after hand, decision after decision — it gets into your bones in a way that reading about it doesn’t.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

The fish-hooks were empty except for one, which held the bones of a small fish, neatly nibbled clean.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver