Search results for bone mineralization

Ecology Jan 30, 2026

Bromacker regurgitalite reveals what an early land predator spit up 290 million years ago

New research conducted by paleontologists from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the CNRS (France) documents the earliest occurrence of a fossilized regurgitation produced by a strictly ...

Bio & Medicine Jan 29, 2026

Light-based nanotechnology offers potential alternative to chemotherapy and radiation

Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed a new light-based nanotechnology that could improve how certain cancers are detected and treated, offering a more precise and potentially less harmful alternative to chemotherapy, ...

Evolution Jan 23, 2026

How microbial fossils illuminate life's origins

More than 3.5 billion years ago, the Earth was not the hospitable world we know today. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, the seas were acidic and rich in iron, and volcanic activity roared across a barren landscape. Yet, in this ...

Biotechnology Jan 6, 2026

Dentin inside wolffish teeth is a rare material: When compressed along its length—it also shrinks in width

The Atlantic wolffish is known for its powerful bite, capable of crushing hard-shelled prey with ease. Now, researchers have discovered that the fish's teeth don't just withstand these extreme forces, they respond in a way ...

Plants & Animals Dec 22, 2025

How healthy are Brazil nuts? New study elucidates trace elements in the seeds

Brazil nuts are an especially nutrient-rich source of food: They contain important minerals like calcium and magnesium, essential amino acids and unsaturated fatty acids. Brazil nuts are characterized by very high selenium ...

Evolution Dec 18, 2025

Key proteins reveal how evolution of locomotion shapes bone remodeling processes

An international collaboration study reveals how evolution and locomotion patterns, such as bipedalism, shaped bone structures through proteins present in the bone matrix. The findings of the study, led by researchers from ...

Molecular & Computational biology Dec 17, 2025

Metabolic analyses of animal fossils help scientists reconstruct million-year-old environments

For the first time, scientists have analyzed metabolism-related molecules from the fossilized bones of animals that lived 1.3 to 3 million years ago, revealing insights about both the animals and their environments.

Paleontology & Fossils Dec 5, 2025

Extremely rare 'dinosaur mummy' makes its way to Minnesota for study

The fossil called "Medusa" could be a dinosaur mummy—the remains of an Edmontosaurus about 66 million years old that researchers believe contains a significant amount of skin and tendon tissue.

Paleontology & Fossils Dec 2, 2025

Fossil hunters find tracks of animals from about 3 million years ago, a first in South Africa

South Africa is well known for its fossil heritage, a record of plants and animals that tells us what the world was like long ago.

Agriculture Nov 28, 2025

A taste of the sea: Comparing five edible seaweeds

Researchers at the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) and the University of Bremen have studied the nutritional value of five edible seaweed species, including some lesser-known algae, and examined their potential ...

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