The bearded vulture achieves peak survival by consuming a diet of up to 90% solid bone. It’s surprising that calcified remains offer greater caloric density than fresh meat. The acidic dissolution ...

When large marine animals like whales die, they sink down to the seabed. Once their flesh has been stripped away by scavengers and microbes, their corpses are colonized by a variety of specialized ...

For the first time, the remarkable features of Australia's unique wildlife—from platypus, bilby, kangaroo, koala and emu to mammals gone extinct—are available for all to see, via their bones and ...

Pythons are notorious for their eating habits. After suffocating their prey with their lithe bodies, these large snakes swallow the animal whole. Now, researchers have shed new light on the cellular ...

The six-legged staffers of the American Museum of Natural History’s Bug Colony do their grisly work under a lid. The result: neatly tidied bones. The six-legged staffers of the American Museum of ...

High above the tree line, where steep cliffs meet a clear blue sky, a unique bird circles patiently with a specific purpose. Below, wolves, lions, and eagles eat their kills, but this bird does not ...