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The mouse on the right has been engineered to have four times the muscle mass of a normal lab mouse. A drug to achieve the same effect was recently tested in space.

Drug That Bulked Up Mice In Space Might Someday Help Astronauts Make Long Voyages

Sep 08, 2020
An experiment involving some "mighty mice" on the International Space Station could someday help astronauts maintain muscle and bone strength on interplanetary journeys.
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The Salt
Ocellated turkeys stand out for their bright blue heads and iridescent feathers. They're still around the Yucatan today.

Ancient Turkey Bones In Mexico Reveal A Strange Relationship With Humans

Jan 31, 2018
New tests reveal humans have long raised the birds, and not just for food. Ancient Mesoamericans were buried with turkeys, perhaps as snacks, companions or status symbols. There was even a turkey god.
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Goats and Soda
Remains of male soldiers found in Rome. Traditionally, archaeology has focused more on men and male skeletons, like these. But that trend is shifting.

Working Moms Have Been A 'Thing' Since Ancient History

Nov 30, 2017
Who ruled early farming? Women! Studies of ancient bones show that women's physical labor was crucial to driving the agricultural revolution in Europe.
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The Salt
Bone broth has become so popular these days that the bones used to make it are getting harder — and more expensive — for broth retailers to source.

Broth-Loving Hipsters Are Pushing Up The Price Of Bones

Apr 04, 2017
With bone broth mania sweeping parts of the U.S. (we see you, LA), cheap bones are harder to come by. Some broth makers are moving away from the standard beef and chicken to new bones — like alpaca.
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The name hippocampus comes from the Greek word for seahorse. It's a part of the brain involved in emotion and memory.

The Seahorse In Your Brain: Where Body Parts Got Their Names

Dec 16, 2016
What are those dog ears doing on my heart? Ancient anatomists named body parts after things they resembled in real life. So you've got a rooster comb in your skull and a flute in your leg.
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Code Switch
Archaeologists hoped that Kennewick Man could help settle one of the greatest mysteries in the story of human migration: How did <em>Homo sapiens</em> make it to the Americas?

A Long, Complicated Battle Over 9,000-Year-Old Bones Is Finally Over

May 05, 2016
The 1996 discovery of Kennewick Man, one of the oldest North American human skeletons ever found, erupted in an unprecedented fight between scientists and Native American beliefs.
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The collection holds more than 1,200 donated human skeletons.

If These Bones Could Talk: The Stories Human Skeletons Can Tell

Aug 23, 2015
When human remains turn up at the bottom of the lake or in the trunk of a car, often its the bones that hold the answer. One of the best places to learn to read these clues is in Tennessee.
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A pot of bone broth with aromatic vegetables about to be boiled. Poultry bone broth like this typically contains chicken feet and wings, which are rich in collagen and help to give the finished product its gelatinous consistency.

Taking Stock Of Bone Broth: Sorry, No Cure-All Here

Feb 11, 2015
There's an outbreak of bone broth fever in the U.S., with proponents raving about its nourishing and healing properties. But there isn't much in the way of science to back up some of the claims.
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