Thalia, a Mexican superstar, recently revealed that she had her ribs surgically removed to make her waist appear thinner and that she keeps the ribs in a jar as a souvenir. She shared a picture of said jar on Instagram. » 8/13/14 12:20pm 8/13/14 12:20pm

OKEY DOKEY, TEA. » 3/24/13 6:00pm 3/24/13 6:00pm

Boning! Who doesn't love it? One woman in Sweden loves the sort of boning that gets you arrested, as she was apparently using human skeleton parts to have sex and then make CD's about the undiscovered joys of necrophilia. Okay, guys, we did it. We found a crazier, weirder thing than the Petraeus scandal. Who still… » 11/20/12 1:40pm 11/20/12 1:40pm

Etsy recently announced that it would soon prohibit people from peddling things like lighter fluid, drugs, and preserved human remains on its site, because apparently archaeologists have figured out that, in a down economy, they can sell the shrunken-head necklaces they acquired in New Guinea to hipsters looking to… » 8/14/12 9:15pm 8/14/12 9:15pm

A whole generation of young women has been and is, as we live and breathe, being spurred towards the field of forensic science, which is conspicuous among science and science related fields for one demographic reality — it's dominated by women, not men. » 8/06/12 3:20pm 8/06/12 3:20pm

No, kids, there is not a bone in your penis. However, bones may have unexpected effects on male fertility. » 8/23/11 6:10pm 8/23/11 6:10pm

A new study suggests that as people get older, they put on weight in an unexpected place: their pelvic bones. Scientists found that these bones widen with time in both men and women, resulting in extra inches on their frames even if they don't put on fat. Says study author Dr. Laurence Dahners, "We found older people… » 6/07/11 3:18pm 6/07/11 3:18pm

A jawbone found earlier this month on an Aruban beach is human, but dental records show it's not Natalee Holloway's. Also, a cute kid from Jersey found a second bone, but that one's not even human. » 11/23/10 12:38pm 11/23/10 12:38pm

Gleeks and Bones-heads, listen up: all your favorite show choir champs and forensics experts were on hand for Fox's 2010 summer Television Critics Association all-star party at the Santa Monica Pier's Pacific Park. And, not incidentally, looking almost uniformly awesome: » 8/03/10 10:30am 8/03/10 10:30am

1,000-year old women's bones found in a rural Yorkshire excavation are significantly larger than those of village women from the same era - possibly because "the sexual division of labour was much less marked in rural areas." [Guardian] » 12/17/09 6:40pm 12/17/09 6:40pm

If you thought the House Of Holland show was ridiculous, wait until you see what Jeremy Scott showed for spring 2010 in London today. One word: Flintstones. » 9/22/09 2:20pm 9/22/09 2:20pm

Authorities in Orange County, Florida are saying they have positively identified bones they previously found as those of Caylee Anthony. Cause of death is "homicide by undetermined means." More info coming. [CNN] » 12/19/08 2:10pm 12/19/08 2:10pm

Call them the " Turkey School » 11/26/08 6:40pm 11/26/08 6:40pm": artists — and yes, there's more than one — who work with leftover Thanksgiving carcasses. Janet Haddad is known in her Pennsylvania hometown as "The Bone Lady," and acquaintances are happy to ply her with leftovers to transform into placecard holders, earrings and animal toys (like the…

• We are sick and tired of reading about women beaten, shot, stabbed, raped and injured by men they know. But we don't know that pairing purplish scars with Italian knitwear is the best way to raise awareness about domestic violence. [Feministing]
  
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