Why Related Primates Have Similar Jaw Bones
Scientists studied the jawbones of five different monkey species living in the same forest to understand what makes bones harder or softer. They discovered …
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Why Some Animals Thrive at Extreme Sizes While Others Stay Medium
Scientists discovered that animals with specialized diets (like pandas eating only bamboo) can successfully evolve to be either very large or very small, while …
Read MoreWhy Animals Can't Make All Their Own Amino Acids
Scientists discovered why animals lost the ability to make nine out of eighteen amino acids they need to survive. Instead of making these "essential" amino …
Read MoreCould Low Vitamin C Actually Protect You From Parasites?
Scientists discovered something surprising: mice that couldn't make their own vitamin C were protected from a dangerous parasite called schistosomiasis that …
Read MoreHow Your Gut Evolved and What Scientists Are Learning About It
Scientists are using new technology to understand how human stomachs and intestines changed over thousands of years. Our guts evolved to handle different foods …
Read MoreWhat Primate Teeth Tell Us About What They Eat
Scientists studied the roots of teeth from different types of primates to understand how diet shapes tooth structure. By looking at tiny cross-sections of …
Read MoreWhy Tiny Geckos Have More Differences Between Males and Females
Scientists studied nearly 600 geckos from 99 different species to understand how body size affects the physical differences between males and females. They …
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