28/10/2024

Thin skin significantly blunts injury from puncture, study finds

Thin, stretchy skin—like that of a pig or human—significantly lessens the underlying damage that occurs when it's punctured. Pig skin even outperforms synthetic materials that are designed to mimic skin, a new study finds. ...

How evolutionary trade-offs shape sperm length in tetrapods

An international research team has developed an innovative method to study the evolution of sperm length in tetrapods. Using the Pareto principle, scientists from Germany and Italy analyzed the complex relationships between ...

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