Mantis Shrimp Remain Unharmed While Dealing Deadly Punches, Study Shows
Mantis shrimp can deal incredible blows without damaging themselves, but how? The makeup of their armor is key.
Discovery of unexpected collagen structure shows greater diversity than previously believed
Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a ...
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This massive circular structure is made entirely of mammoth bones and skulls. DNA now offers clues about how Ice Age hunters built it
The Kostenki 11 site, located near the Don River, just 300 kilometers from Moscow, is one of the most significant Upper ...
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Mantis shrimp have the world’s fastest punch — here’s how their limbs survive
The middle layer contains the ‘Bouligand structure’: in this layer, fibres of chitin are arranged like bundles of pencils that fan out in different directions, so that some point towards the ...
How Earth's early cycles shaped the chemistry of life
A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the ...
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Molecular evolution articles from across Nature Portfolio
Molecular evolution is the area of evolutionary ... and changes in genome structure. Diversification of a mid-wavelength opsin appears to play an important role in the visual ecologies of ...