A hot metal rod was applied until the bone or shell cracked. The diviners would interpret the cracks and write the answer on the bone or shell.

By careful study of the bones, Wheatley can determine—with astonishing accuracy—the age, sex, race, and stature of the deceased, as well as many other facts about the person’s lifestyle and culture.

Deep down you uncover bones that look old. You recover a full skull with teeth, and most of the bones of the body, missing a few smaller vertebrae and toes. What can you find out about the person ...

Take the oracle bones, for example. The inscriptions — over a hundred thousand have been unearthed to date — cover everything from politics and the economy to culture and state ideology. However, only ...

New research provides a potential explanation for why long-term sclerostin neutralization leads to continued bone mass gain, despite attenuation of its short-term effects on bone formation.

Oct. 18, 2024 — Researchers have developed an in vitro cancer model to investigate why breast cancer spreads to bone. Their findings hold promise for advancing the development of preclinical ...

Sharks don’t have bones. Their skeletons are made of cartilage - the same soft, flexible stuff as your ears and the tip of your nose are made of. This is true for all sharks, from the formidable great ...

What is a broken bone? A broken bone and a fracture are the same thing. The bone could be cracked, snapped, crushed or broken into a few pieces. No matter how the bone is broken, the first aid steps ...

One of HGTV’s most popular series is making a temporary return. Good Bones, which ended its run in 2023 after eight seasons, will be back for “a special limited season,” which premieres Aug. 14.

In James Ijames’s “Good Bones,” which opened on Tuesday at the Public Theater in Manhattan, it’s not a parking lot that’s the issue but a sports complex. This project is being nudged ...