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The Next Predator Movie Has a Name, Release Date, and a Fascinating Premise

Predator ? No. Get ready for Prey , and it's coming next year... and yes, technically it's being made by Disney.

Movies James Whitbrook Nov 12

Infant Skeletons Wearing ‘Helmets’ Made of Other Children’s Skulls Stun Archaeologists

Archaeologists in Ecuador have uncovered evidence of a previously undocumented funeral ritual, in which the heads of recently deceased infants were adorned with the skulls of other children. Scientists can only speculate as to the reasons why. The new study, published earlier this week in Latin American Antiquity, is understatedly titled “Unique Infant Mortuary Ritual…

Human History George Dvorsky Nov 20

Trove of Decapitated Skeletons in England Sparks Archaeological Mystery

Archaeologists are trying to figure out why so many bodies at a 1,700-year-old site in Suffolk, England, were buried alongside their decapitated heads. Excavations at Great Whelnetham are now complete, but for the archaeologists who participated on the project, the work is far from over. The dig at Great Whelnetham, near Bury St. Edmunds in…

Human History George Dvorsky Jan 11

Gaze Upon the Reconstructed Face of an Infamous 19th Century British Assassin

One of the most intriguing items on display at the Queen Mary Pathology Museum—the skull belonging to British assassin John Bellingham—has been used to create a digital reconstruction of the killer’s face. John Bellingham, a bankrupt and disgruntled businessman, shot British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in the lobby of the Palace of Westminster on May…

Human History George Dvorsky Nov 22

Human Skulls Mounted on Stakes Found at 8,000-Year-Old Burial Site in Sweden

Researchers in Sweden have uncovered evidence of a behavior never seen before in ancient hunter-gatherers: the mounting of decapitated heads onto stakes. The grim discovery challenges our understanding of European Mesolithic culture and how these early humans handled their dead. Displaying decapitated heads on wooden stakes is something you might expect from the Middle Ages,…

Human History George Dvorsky Feb 13

iOS 11.3 Will Finally Let iPhone X Users Cosplay as Dead

Since Apple announced animoji in September, the digital animated masks seem to have chiefly served as a way for iPhone X users to make silly karaoke videos. But with the upcoming release of iOS 11.3, animoji might finally have its killer app: a cartoon skull that lets you pretend you’re a chattering pile of bones…

Tech News Hudson Hongo Jan 24

A Salute to Bidlo Kwerve, the Man With the Most Important Skull in the Star Wars Galaxy

Thanks to a wildly obsessive fanbase that craves cataloguing and detailing every inch of the movies, everyone in the Star Wars galaxy has their own story. Today, we’d like to take some time to honor Bidlo Kwerve, a man who helped defeat the Empire by using his head. Well, by Luke using his head, more…

Movies James Whitbrook Oct 23

New Evidence of an Ancient Neolithic Skull Cult Proves Humans Have Always Been Metal

It’s hard to say how long The Metal has been around. This is because The Metal does not care for the laws of linear time. What we do know is that for thousands of years, humanity has both feared and revered The Metal, as evidenced once again by the recent discovery of an ancient skull…

Tech News Rae Paoletta Jun 28

A Flaming Pile of Skulls Is the Perfect Backyard Accessory for 2017

It’s officially spring, and that means fire pit season is just around the corner! Nothing like drinking a beer in the backyard with some friends, while you gaze deeply into dancing flame pondering your existence and the future of mankind. Boy, do we have a special addition for you. But a fireproof skull or six…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Mar 20

Museum Finds Real Human Skull in 150-Year-Old Taxidermy Display

For more than a century, the taxidermy diorama “Arab Courier Attacked by Lions” has stood in Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Depicting a man on camelback fending off Barbary lions, the bizarre display has intrigued—and repulsed—generations of visitors. Throughout all those years, however, the piece managed to keep a disturbing secret. During a restoration…

Tech News Hudson Hongo Jan 27

Video: The interesting art of needle felting a teddy bear skull

The art of needle felting is creating something 3D from wool by just stabbing it over and over until it achieves the shape you want. Or something like that. Watch as sculptor Stephanie Metz shows you how she makes her ‘Unnatural History’ teddy bear skulls through fascinating needle felting in the video below. Stephanie Metz…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 20

Mystery Over 15th-Century Drilled Skull Solved

Researchers at the University of Pisa, Italy, have solved a longstanding mystery around the honeycombed skull of one of the Italian martyrs beheaded by 15th century Ottoman Turk invaders when they refused to give up their Christian faith. Featuring 16 perfectly round holes of various sizes and depth, the skull belonged to an individual who…

io9 Rossella Lorenzi - Discovery News Feb 15

We’re Dying To Visit This Weird New Museum of Curiosities

Seriously, any museum with a “Cabinet of Death” display is something you don’t want to sleep on. The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities in London displays the entire collection of the proudly eccentric Mr. Wynd, and it’s full of weird and wonderful things (mostly weird though). Co.Design offers just a taste of what’s in store…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jan 8

Creepily Cute Skull-Shaped Clock Rolls Its Eyes To Tell Time

Clockmaker Fritz Oswald made novelty clocks with rotating eyeballs, with one eye displaying the hours and the other displaying the minutes. They can look cute or completely deranged depending on what time it is. Medical historian Lindsey Fitzharris shared this image of one of Oswald’s clocks with its ticking eyeballs. The J. Oswald Company patented…

io9 Lauren Davis Jan 3

An 8,000 Year-old Skull Has Been Found With Preserved Brain Matter

Archaeologists in Norway have found an 8,000 year-old skull at a Stone Age site that could very well be of human origin. Remarkably, it contains a grey, clay-like substance thought to be the preserved remains of the brain. If confirmed, it could be one of the oldest human brains ever found. As The Local reports,…

io9 George Dvorsky Jul 14

Let’s All Eat Some Skulls

These chocolate confections are made in a mold cast from a real skull. It’s weird that this fact makes them more delicious sounding, right? You can order these from BlackChocolateCo in dark chocolate, chilli chocolate, caramel chocolate (please, please let this be caramel inside the skull that we can pretend is liquid brain), and milk…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jul 3

An Anatomical Chocolate Skull For Sweet-Toothed Cannibals

Mmmm, chocolate. So delicious. So healthy. Why settle for chowing down on a boring old bar when you could instead… nibble… on this anatomically correct… human… skull? Alas, poor cocoa; this might be the creepiest treat ever created. Yes, you can actually buy one of these 3.3-pound bony beasts (thanks, Etsy!). Each hand-cast head is…

Tech News Jordan Kushins Jun 25

And Now, A Giraffe Eating An Impala Skull

This impressive photo shows a curious behavior sometimes seen in wild giraffes called osteophagia. It literally means “bone eating.” Giraffes don’t consume the entire bone. Instead they just gnaw on it a bit, wearing it down, before moving on to a new section of bone. It is thought that the bones provide an additional source…

Biology Jason G. Goldman Apr 12

Watch a Woman Get a New 3D-Printed Skull

It’s not news that we can 3D print bones or even successfully implant 3D-printed skull fragments. But a team of Dutch brain surgeons has taken things to the next level by replacing the bulk of a woman’s skull with a 3D-printed dome. It’s a little bit gnarly to watch. https://gizmodo.com/how-doctors-are-printing-bones-eyes-noses-and-blood-1474983505 Nevertheless, it was a life-saving…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Mar 26

Archaeologists Discover Aztec Ritual Skulls Under Mexico City’s Subway

Archaeologists in Mexico City made a grisly and awesome discovery this week, after a subway extension project uncovered a stretch of pre-Hispanic development—including four skulls that were once displayed on a broad rack of bones from sacrificial offerings. Scientists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and Historyestimate that the newly-discovered skulls date roughly from 1350…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jan 2

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The Next Predator Movie Has a Name, Release Date, and a Fascinating Premise

Infant Skeletons Wearing ‘Helmets’ Made of Other Children’s Skulls Stun Archaeologists

Trove of Decapitated Skeletons in England Sparks Archaeological Mystery

Gaze Upon the Reconstructed Face of an Infamous 19th Century British Assassin

Human Skulls Mounted on Stakes Found at 8,000-Year-Old Burial Site in Sweden

iOS 11.3 Will Finally Let iPhone X Users Cosplay as Dead

A Salute to Bidlo Kwerve, the Man With the Most Important Skull in the Star Wars Galaxy

New Evidence of an Ancient Neolithic Skull Cult Proves Humans Have Always Been Metal

A Flaming Pile of Skulls Is the Perfect Backyard Accessory for 2017

Museum Finds Real Human Skull in 150-Year-Old Taxidermy Display

Video: The interesting art of needle felting a teddy bear skull

Mystery Over 15th-Century Drilled Skull Solved

We’re Dying To Visit This Weird New Museum of Curiosities

Creepily Cute Skull-Shaped Clock Rolls Its Eyes To Tell Time

An 8,000 Year-old Skull Has Been Found With Preserved Brain Matter

Let’s All Eat Some Skulls

An Anatomical Chocolate Skull For Sweet-Toothed Cannibals

And Now, A Giraffe Eating An Impala Skull

Watch a Woman Get a New 3D-Printed Skull

Archaeologists Discover Aztec Ritual Skulls Under Mexico City’s Subway

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