Coast redwoods—enormous, spectacular trees, some reaching nearly 400 feet, the tallest plants on the planet—thrive mostly in a narrow strip of land in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Most of them grow from ...
Evolution
Jan 2, 2024
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It took an unlikely food innovation—earth-friendly vegetarian patties, made to taste and "bleed" like the familiar meaty ones—to make people aware of heme.
Cell & Microbiology
May 11, 2021
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Researchers use a variety of modelling approaches to study form and function. By using a basic biomechanical model for studying body form and center of mass stability in ants, new research identifies the benefits of "simple ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 9, 2020
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Examples of biological scaling are everywhere. The paw of a mouse is smaller than the human hand. Our own organs and limbs typically scale with our body size as we develop and grow.
Plants & Animals
May 31, 2019
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Research into 430,000-year-old fossils collected in northern Spain found that the evolution of the human body's size and shape has gone through four main stages, according to a paper published this week.
Archaeology
Aug 31, 2015
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The idea of discovering a new form of life has not only excited astronomers and astrobiologists for decades, but also the wider public. The notion that we are the only example of a successful life form in the galaxy has, ...
Other
May 8, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Runners, listen up: If your body is telling you that your pace feels a little too fast or a little too slow, it may be right.
Evolution
Mar 19, 2009
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