The majority of fossilized mammals are male–but why?

Treasured national park trash, wondrous windmills, and Cenote Hubiku. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. September 17, 2019 Why Fossils Are Mostly Male A new study shows the abundance of fossilized male specimens has less to do with misogyny and more to do with prehistoric herd distributions, sex-specific causes of death, and a slew of other factors that influenced where and how large mammals tended to die. Read More → TEMOZÓN, MEXICO Cenote Hubiku Hubiku is one of the Yucatan peninsula’s most-loved cenotes, sinkholes created from collapsed limestone bedrock. In ancient times, some cenotes served as ritual sites for the Maya, who believed the sinkholes were passageways to the afterlife. Read more → Video Flesh-Eating Beetles At the Chicago Field Museum, flesh-eating beetles are some of its hardest workers. These scavenger beetles help scientists prepare museum specimens for future research by efficiently eating all the meat off of birds killed during their migration. Watch Now → Community Wondrous Windmills The Nashtifan Windmills in northeastern Iran have been milling grains to create flour for more than 1,000 years, and there are many windmills that are just as wondrous around the world. Tell us about the most incredible ones you've encountered. Share now→ LONDON, ENGLAND 10 Adam Street This doorway looks as if it's an exact replica of 10 Downing Street, a famous English address that served as home to British prime ministers for almost 300 years. Read more → Illegal Trees Kevazingo trees are as integral as temples or rivers to most indigenous communities in Gabon. The trees are illegal to cut, but for China’s upscale furniture industry, they are a prized rosewood knockoff. Read more → OXFORD, ENGLAND Beaumont Palace Marker A small stone plaque almost hidden behind a green hedge is all that remains of the lost palace where Kings Henry II and Edward I were born. Read more → From our friends at History Black Wall Street Before the Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Oklahoma, was considered one of the most affluent African American communities in the United States for the early part of the 20th century. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222