The 6,000 animal skulls collected by late scientist Ray "Bones" Bandar will soon be a resource for scientists around the world. Bandar, who passed away on Dec. 23, 2017 at the age of 90, gifted his ...

Ray Bandar's skeletons aren't in his closet — they're in his basement. Lots of them. Specifically, 7,000 skulls stacked floor to ceiling, including those of sea lions, cheetahs, jaguars, horses, ...

It’s an auction of just about 400 of legendary Texas author Larry McMurtry’s personal belongings from Archer City and it promises to be no ordinary estate sale. Fans can bid on McMurtry’s 14 ...

As a kid growing up in Oakland, Nancy Valente had one reaction to the idea of a dead animal: "Eeeuuuw!" Now friends call her up and say, "I saw something dead on the road and thought of you." "Did you ...

From alligators to ostriches, the Anthropology Department's Vertebrate Osteology Collection is one of the largest of its kind in the U.S. "We have over 12,000 vertebrate specimens in our collections.

The last time you cleaned out your dryer's lint trap did it fill you with aspirations of artistic grandeur? If so, you probably should have headed down to Santa Cruz.“Santa Cruz Collects,” a new ...

Vogt Auction Galleries is auctioning items from Larry McMurtry's estate. They include his writing desk, personal copies of his landmark books and more on May 29. Vogt Auction Galleries It’s an auction ...