The woodcut birth figures contained in these books were not images drawn from observation—pregnant cadavers for anatomical drawing were hard to come by—but were instead abstracted diagrams of the chaotic diversity of laboring bodies.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Scientists identified one of the modern cadavers as a minke whale, or Balaenoptera acutorostrata, that measured about 10 feet (3 meters) long.
In the spring of 2023, as epic winter snows melted, horse carcasses emerged along the shores of South Tufa and nearby Navy Beach.
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Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Tick Free Martha’s Vineyard plans to build a processing facility for the carcasses; the meat, most of it donated to a local food pantry, is in high demand.
Preparing skeletal specimens for display in museums or for forensic studies requires the bones to be thoroughly cleaned to remove any remaining flesh or soft tissue.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
1 July 2026
In the photo above, Blanton explains that this pool house had great bones, with the vaulted ceiling and accordion doors that open completely onto the pool deck.
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