By Michael Le Page We now know ichthyosaurs also targeted larger preyJOHN SIBBICK / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Don’t bite off more than you can chew, goes the saying. But one ancient ichthyosaur did just that. The 5-metre-long marine reptile has the body of a 4-metre-long animal in its stomach – but apparently injured its neck…
By Michael Marshall A transmission electron micrograph of a modern bacterium, Helicobacter pylori. This section shows a spherical body and several flagellaBIOMEDICAL IMAGING UNIT, SOUTHAM Some of the earliest microorganisms may have been able to move around under their own power using whip-like “tails”, according to a study of fossils from 3.4 billion years ago.…
By Michael Marshall An artist’s recreation of the Tully Monsterdotted zebra / Alamy A bizarre ancient creature that looks like a sci-fi reject may actually have been a backboned animal related to fish. The claim relies on chemical analysis of fossils of the creature. However, other palaeontologists remain cautious. The animal is called Tullimonstrum gregarium,…
A board member of the petrochemical giant Phillips 66 with ties to Joe Biden has donated the maximum allowable amount to his presidential campaign, and Biden's campaign recently paid $85,000 to a travel company linked to the donor, Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings from April show -- despite Biden's pledge "not to take contributions over $200 from oil, gas, and coal industry executives, lobbyists, and PACs."For…
4 min read A new study found people lost an average of 32.4 pounds while on semaglutide and tirzepatide. People who discontinue GLP-1 drugs regained nearly 22 pounds within a year. They returned to their starting weight in less than 2 years. Doctors say there's three common mistakes people make that is likely contributing to
Estás listo para salir del hospital, pero todavía no te sientes en condiciones de cuidarte solo en casa. O bien ya terminaste un par de semanas de rehabilitación. ¿Podrás manejar una rutina complicada de medicamentos, además de hacer las compras y cocinar? Tal vez te caíste en la ducha y ahora tu familia quiere que
6 min read SO YOUR DOCTOR said to include exercise in the lifestyle changes you’re making to get your cholesterol under control. But what kind of exercise, exactly, should you be doing? Both cardio and weight training affect your cholesterol in different ways. Ultimately, “you need both aerobic and resistance types as they complement each