The bees that nested in bones

Hollowed out tooth sockets of fossilised rodent skulls. A cave in the Dominican Republic concealed thousands of years worth of animal bones that had been turned into nests by prehistoric bees. — Royal Society Open Science 2025/The New York Times

IN a cave thousands of years ago, giant owls scarfed down the spoils from their hunts.

With eyes that were apparently bigger than their stomachs, the owls regurgitated bone-rich pellets onto the cave floor.