Scientists have scanned over 13,000 museum specimens offering an unprecedented, 3-D look at seahorses, herons, and other animals in X-ray vision.

and the structure of the digestive tract all contribute to whether an animal farts. For animals that don’t fart, their ...

Richard Owen in his book "On the Anatomy of Vertebrates" shows the bony structure of a fish, a copy reproduced here. Baisnbridge comments on how animals gradually lost many of those bones on their ...

Using specialized parts of their bodies for tools and working with materials they find around them or produce organically, some animals construct spectacular structures that provide them with ...

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Anatomy is the study of structure from cell to tissue to whole organism. Applied anatomy examines relationships between structure and function. This practical, hands-on course will give you a clear, ...

Anatomy is the study of the structure of living things. It is key to medicine and other areas of health. Here, learn about the fields of anatomy and more.

The anatomy of an organism provides the principal opportunity for biological insight. Evolutionary relationships, function and ecology can all be inferred based on observable structures. From ...

How the Largest Animals That Could Ever Fly Supported Giraffe-Like Necks These pterosaurs had wingspans as long as 33 feet, and scans of fossilized remains reveal a surprise in their anatomy.

Instead, this external shell acts as an exoskeleton, providing structure from the outside and protection to the animal against predators or other threats.

See 3-D models of animal anatomy from openVertebrate’s public collection More than 13,000 museum specimens were CT scanned as part of a six-year-long project ...

The aspiring small animal veterinarian was using a new technology available this semester at the college that brings a dog’s anatomy to life.