skull

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Inside a paleobiology lab lined with cabinets of ancient fossils, the Virginia Tech undergraduate held up a rough, pitted skull.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

He and others have developed noninvasive interfaces, but these are clunky and uncomfortable, typically consisting of large skull caps with a mass of electrodes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Called Nebula PMR 1, the object has a striking appearance that resembles a brain inside a transparent skull, which is why it has been nicknamed the "Exposed Cranium" nebula.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

In “An Experiment,” an assistant draws the curtains on the moon to heighten the uplighting from a candle beneath a vase of water that contains a submerged skull.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Of course she had no idea if ostriches cared about that sort of thing; perhaps there was some advantage to having a skull full of eyeballs instead of brains.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood