Plesiosaurs doubled their neck-length by gaining new vertebrae, research shows
Plesiosaurs gained their famous long necks rapidly, researchers have shown.
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News tagged with neck
These long-necked reptiles were decapitated by their predators, fossil evidence confirms
In the age of dinosaurs, many marine reptiles had extremely long necks compared to reptiles today. While it was clearly a successful evolutionary strategy, paleontologists have long suspected that their long-necked bodies ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jun 19, 2023
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AI powers second-skin-like wearable tech
A new ultra-thin skinpatch with nanotechnology able to monitor 11 human health signals has been developed by researchers at Monash University.
Bio & Medicine
May 19, 2023
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Researchers discover longest-necked dinosaur in China
A sauropod from China may have had the longest neck of any known dinosaur.
Paleontology & Fossils
Mar 15, 2023
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Researchers identify two compounds capable of inhibiting growth of brain tumor cells
Glioblastoma is a malignant tumor of the central nervous system (brain or spinal cord) and one of the deadliest types of cancer. Few drugs have proved effective at combating this uncontrolled growth of glial cells, which ...
Biochemistry
Mar 6, 2023
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Fossil discovery in storeroom cupboard shifts origin of modern lizard back 35 million years
A specimen retrieved from a cupboard in the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern lizards originated in the Late Triassic and not the Middle Jurassic as previously thought.
Evolution
Dec 2, 2022
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Ancient human bloodsucker? Skeleton of female 'vampire' unearthed in Europe during dig
The remains of a female "vampire" have been unearthed by archaeologists at a cemetery in Europe, Polish researchers announced this week.
Archaeology
Sep 8, 2022
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Strange fossil solves giraffe evolutionary mystery
Fossils of a strange early giraffoid have revealed the key driving forces in giraffe evolution, according to a study led by researchers from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese ...
Evolution
Jun 2, 2022
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Large bodies helped extinct marine reptiles with long necks swim, new study finds
Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that body size is more important than body shape in determining the energy economy of swimming for aquatic animals.
Evolution
Apr 28, 2022
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Sauro-Throat! Study finds first evidence indicating dinosaur respiratory infection
The fossilized remains of an immature diplodocid—a large, long-necked herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, like Brontosaurus—may provide the first evidence of a unique respiratory infection in a dinosaur, according to a study ...
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