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Mar 22, 20233 min read

The “Double Bounce”

We take it for granted. We do it every day. It’s a basic function of us bipeds. There are 7.8 billion of us on the planet now and word...

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Aug 17, 20202 min read

Anatomy is Everywhere

Whether you're in town or country, a hike around our neighbors can unveil scores of species of mammals and birds every day. In our...

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Jun 29, 20202 min read

Canines Lost and Found

In two examples of impressive collaboration, researchers have concluded that some ancient dogs have been lost forever and that one dog...

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Jun 23, 20202 min read

Evolution In Front of Our Eyes

We just raced down a rabbit—er, fox—hole and we made it back alive to report something we already knew. Evolution is happening right...

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May 4, 20201 min read

Mammalian Pronation

Behold the cynodont. (Sounds like: sign-uh-daunt.) Cynodonts gave rise to all living mammals about 250 million years ago. Or so. These...

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Feb 19, 20202 min read

Tunicate – Part 2

By Jon Zahourek Vertebrate Anatomy is a System of Subsystems The key to vertebrate movement is the axial subsystem. If you own a...

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Aug 23, 20182 min read

108 Billion People—All The Same

The world is marked by dividing lines—continents, countries, states, cities, towns, etc. And the same holds true for the people who live...

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