With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since ...

While experts know details about its diet, size, and general habitat, the aquatic reptile’s skin characteristics have ...

Anatomy is the field of biology that studies ... device has been developed that attaches directly to the skin, utilizing it as an elastic, energy-storing element for delivering touch stimuli.

A 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil unveils rare skin details, reshaping our understanding of ancient marine life.

Researchers have analyzed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin. This was likely so it ...

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A vital pathway for breathing and nourishment is also an object of desire—and one of the body’s most vulnerable parts.

It is important to appreciate the basic anatomy of the carpal tunnel and the ... for tissues and one for sutures), toothed forceps, skin hooks, a needle driver, sutures, and an electrosurgical ...

Picturing how our species might appear in the far future often invites wild speculation over stand-out features such as height, brain size, and skin complexion. Yet subtle shifts in our anatomy today ...

Feb. 3, 2025 — Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that manifests itself mainly with skin symptoms (dryness, itching, scaly skin, abnormal patches and plaques). It affects about 2% of the ...

For the past two decades, scientists have been manipulating genes to grow human cells where you wouldn’t quite expect them.

A small team of archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists and climate scientists has found that at least one type of ...