News articles tagged with 'skeleton'
T. rex more hyena than lion
— 23 Feb 2011 17:34 | Geology and palaeontologyThe ferocious Tyrannosaurus rex has been depicted as the top dog of the Cretaceous, ruthlessly stalking herds of duck-billed dinosaurs and claiming the role of apex predator, much as…
Carbon sink at South Pole has grown recently, historical collections reveal
— 22 Feb 2011 23:10 | EnvironmentBy studying collections of a marine bryozoan that date back to a famous 1901 expedition to the South Pole, researchers have found that those organisms were growing steadily up until…
Insects hold atomic clues about the type of habitats in which they live
— 17 Feb 2011 18:09 | BiologyScientists have discovered that insects contain atomic clues as to the habitats in which they are most able to survive. The research has important implications for predicting the effects…
Newly discovered dinosaur likely father of Triceratops
— 1 Feb 2011 19:39 | Geology and palaeontologyTriceratops and Torosaurus have long been considered the kings of the horned dinosaurs. But a new discovery traces the giants' family tree further back in time, when a newly discovered…
New predator 'dawn runner' discovered in early dinosaur graveyard
— 14 Jan 2011 15:35 | Geology and palaeontologyA team of palaeontologists and geologists from Argentina and the United States on Jan. 13 announced the discovery of a lanky dinosaur that roamed South America in search of prey as…
Waiting for the right moment
— 26 Aug 2010 07:55 | HealthPathogens make themselves feel at home in the human body, invading cells and living off the plentiful amenities on offer. However, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Infection…
Waiting for the right moment: Bacterial pathogens delay their entry into cells
— 25 Aug 2010 11:17 | HealthCertain pathogens make themselves at home in the human body by invading cells and living off the plentiful amenities on offer there. However, researchers at the Max Planck Institute…
Fires and floods key to dinosaur island secrets
— 24 Aug 2010 16:18 | Geology and palaeontologyFires and floods which raged across the Isle of Wight some 130 million years ago made the island the richest source of pick 'n' mix dinosaur remains of this age anywhere in the world…
Protein identified that can result in fragile bones
— 28 Jul 2010 11:48 | HealthToo little of a protein called neogenin results in a smaller skeleton during development and sets the stage for a more fragile bone framework lifelong, Medical College of Georgia researchers…
Breakdown of bone keeps blood sugar in check, new study finds
— 23 Jul 2010 10:47 | HealthResearchers led by Columbia University Medical Centre have discovered that the skeleton plays an important role in regulating blood sugar and have further illuminated how bone controls…