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Racing face first, inside the world of skeleton sliding

Experience the thrill of skeleton racing through John Daly’s eyes, from sprinting to flying face first down the icy track.
NBC Olympics

How does Olympic skeleton work?

Learn how Olympic skeleton competition works — from the structure of heats and timing rules to how medal winners are ...
NBC Olympics

What has changed in Olympic skeleton since the Beijing Olympics?

Catch up on what’s changed in Olympic skeleton since the Beijing Winter Games — returning medalists, breakout athletes, track ...
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Where to Get the 12-Foot Giant Skeleton for Halloween

Home Depot's iconic 12-foot-tall skeleton is back just in time for the 2023 Halloween season! Though the outdoor 12-foot tall skeleton decoration is currently out of stock at Home Depot, there is ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Archaeologists Are Bewildered by a Skeleton Made From the Bones of at Least Eight People Who Died Thousands of Years Apart

Researchers performed DNA testing on the bones highlighted in this image. Paumen, Wargnies and Demory / Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles / Veselka et al. Back in the 1970s, when archaeologists excavated ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Jamestown Skeleton is Unearthed, but Only Time—and Science—Will Reveal His True Identity

Scientists don full-body suits to minimize contamination and disturbance of the precious artifacts uncovered in the 1617 church in Jamestown, Virginia, where a new skeleton awaits identification.