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Study Shows Physics Shapes Nature’s Fangs, Spines and Stingers

It reveals a sharpness-versus-sturdiness trade-off that steers convergent evolution, informing bioinspired design.

Metre-Long Scorpion Praearcturus Gigas Confirmed From Devonian Fossils

Study: T. rex Arms Shrank as Skulls Became the Main Weapon

Study Links Tiny Theropod Arms to Big Reinforced Skulls

Scorpions Fortify Stingers and Claws With Metals, Smithsonian Study Finds

Male Octopus Mating Arm Doubles as Hormone Sensor, Study Finds

Gene Tweak Triggers Dinosaur-Like Feather Tubes in Chicken Embryos

Platypus Fur Reveals Hollow Pigment Structures Previously Seen Only in Birds

Agouti Gene Linked to Shifts in Paternal Care in Mice

ISS Study Finds Microgravity Reshapes Phage–Bacteria Evolution, Boosting Activity Against Drug-Resistant E. coli

Color-Preserved Anchiornis Fossils Indicate Loss of Flight, Study Finds

New Study Recasts Dunkleosteus as Cartilage-Heavy, Shark-Like Oddball

Sawtooth Stink Bug 'Ear' Recast as Fungus-Cultivating Organ Protecting Eggs

Global Study Finds Predator Pressure Decides When Camouflage or Warning Colors Work

Study Finds Rodent Thumb Nail Widespread and Key to Food Handling

Study Finds Rodent Thumbnails Are Widespread and Ancient

Scientists Formally Describe Australia’s Heaviest Insect, Acrophylla alta

Global Study Reveals Hidden Dermal Armour in Goannas and Nearly Half of Lizards

Temnodontosaurus Flipper Fossil Reveals Cartilage Structures for Silent Swimming

Study Links Mammalian Longevity to Brain Size and Immune Gene Expansion