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A mating dance with Popeye arms

A research team at Bielefeld University headed by the evolutionary biologist Dr. Holger Schielzeth is now studying how far a comparable mechanism is involved in mate choice among locusts. The male Siberian ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why women wiggling in high heels could help improve prosthetic limbs and robots

People walking normally, women tottering in high heels and ostriches strutting all exert the same forces on the ground despite very differently-shaped feet, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust ...

Biology / Other

created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Did bone ease acid for early land crawlers?

Here's an anatomical packing list for making that historic trip from water to land circa 370 million years ago: Lungs? Check. Legs? Check. Patches of highly vascular bone in the skin? In a new paper, scientists ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Paleontologists discover fossilized embryos of oldest aquatic reptiles

South American paleontologists report they have discovered fossilized embryos of the oldest aquatic reptiles, lagoon-dwelling "mesosaurs" that lived about 280 million years ago.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

How muscle cells seal their membranes

Every cell is enclosed by a thin double layer of lipids that separates the distinct internal environment of the cell from the extracellular space. Damage to this lipid bilayer, also referred to as plasma membrane, ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research reveals first evidence of hunting by prehistoric Ohioans

Cut marks found on Ice Age bones indicate that humans in Ohio hunted or scavenged animal meat earlier than previously known. Dr. Brian Redmond, curator of archaeology at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, was lead author ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Why spiders do not stick to their own sticky web sites

Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and University of Costa Rica asked why spiders do not stick to their own sticky webs. Repeating old, widely quoted but poorly documented studies with ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Two genes do not make a voter: new research

Voting behavior cannot be predicted by one or two genes as previous researchers have claimed, according to Evan Charney, a Duke University professor of public policy and political science.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Two-headed tortoise goes on show in Ukraine

A two-headed Central Asian tortoise has gone on show at the natural science museum in Kiev where visitors will be able to observe the different eating habits of each head over the next two months.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

RF transmitter and receiver modules for wheelchair

Inventions can help physically-challenged people lead life with fewer difficulties. Mohd Thamrin, Rosman R. and Sarmawi D. S. of UiTM Shah Alam Malaysia studied the use of inexpensive RF transmitters and receiver modules ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists study hands of fearsome, meat-eating dinosaur

(PhysOrg.com) -- 66 million years ago, the fearsome, meat-eating dinosaur Majungasaurus crenatissimus prowled the semi-arid lowlands of Madagascar. Its powerful jaws bristled with bladelike teeth, and its st ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

ORNL technology could mean improved prosthesis fitting, design

(PhysOrg.com) -- Soldiers returning from war who have lost a leg could lead a more active lifestyle with the help of a technology being developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers.

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Touchscreen table computer SUR40 starts pre-orders

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft and Samsung have announced the Microsoft Surface computer, called SUR40, as available for preorder, through the Samsung website, in 23 countries. The unique multi-touch screen is ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

How the fly flies: Scientists discover gene switch responsible for flight muscle formation

Flies are real flight artists, although they only have small wings compared to their body size. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich, Germany, recently identified ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Butterfly legs 'taste' plants for egg laying: study

A species of butterfly uses its legs to taste plants to see which leaves offer its eggs the best chance of survival, Japanese scientists said Wednesday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Leg

A leg is a weight bearing and locomotive structure, usually having a columnar shape. During locomotion, legs function as "extensible struts" - the combination of movements at all joints can be modeled as a single, linear element capable of changing length and rotating about an omnidirectional "hip" joint.

As an anatomical animal structure it is used for locomotion. The distal end is often modified to distribute force (such as a foot). Most animals have an even number of legs.

As a component of furniture it is used for the economy of materials needed to provide the support for the useful surface, the table top or chair seat.

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