Beyond Bones

By: Houston Museum of Natural Science
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  • Summary

  • A museum is only as special as the treasures it watches over. For the Houston Museum of Natural Science, that’s more than 2.5 million objects. Each of these amazing items -- from hulking dinosaur mummies to delicate butterfly wings and intricately carved seashells -- has a story. Join curators and experts as they share where these objects came from and what happens once they get to HMNS.

    Got an object you’d like to learn more about? How about a science question you’ve been dying to ask? Let us know at podcasts@hmns.org.
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Episodes
  • Fossil Preparation, "From the Grave to the Cradle"

    Fossil Preparation, "From the Grave to the Cradle"
    Jan 1 2025
    In this episode of the HMNS Beyond Bones Podcast, we discuss and show you how a fossil comes out of the actual dirt to be prepared and displayed in such a breathtaking manor.

    Video version
    https://youtu.be/hm8wk950Exs

    0:00 Intro
    0:32 Fossil Gar Prep
    7:12 Skin & Feathers, Frigate Bird
    14:10 Fossil prep in the field
    19:28 Race against time
    25:36 Fossilization is rare
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    32 mins
  • How dinosaur diseases make them more real and relatable.

    How dinosaur diseases make them more real and relatable.
    Dec 1 2024
    Unfortunately, a lot of us have suffered through the agony of disease either in ourlselves, in those we care about, or in our beloved pets. Yet, in a meaningul way, it is this suffering that can make extinct creatures, like dinosaurs, become as real to us today as the air we breathe. Take our Gorgosaurus for example...

    Cancer in Centrosaurus
    https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(20)30171-6/abstract

    Video Version

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    15 mins
  • What can modern animals teach us about extinct dinosaurs?

    What can modern animals teach us about extinct dinosaurs?
    Nov 1 2024
    Is it scientifically feasible to hypothesize about the behaviors and habits of extinct animals based on the behaviors of modern animals? I sit down with our Paleontology Lab Manager, Collin Diggins (and special guest) to discuss just that!

    Email us: Podcasts@hmns.org

    https://www.hmns.org/podcast/

    Interesting article on Triceratops' feet https://www.heathercaprette.info/ac753_SP03/week_two_p1.html
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    29 mins

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