In the research lab, printed models of snake skulls stand on display like something out of Jurassic Park. For the first several years of scanning, the university was working as part of a National ...

His micro-CT (3D imaging that uses X-rays to see inside objects) scans of blue-banded sea snake skulls and heads revealed an extensive network of capillaries in the skin that absorb and carry oxygen ...

Fossil studies, including a 90-million-year-old snake skull, suggest leg loss was an adaptation to burrowing rather than aquatic life. Though some modern snakes, like pythons, develop partial leg ...

One of the main characteristics that may have helped snakes become so plentiful is their articulated skull. Some people refer to snake skulls as unhinged, Pyron says, but that isn’t exactly accurate.

But what triggered the evolutionary explosion of snake diversity—a phenomenon known ... Like snakes, this lizard lost its legs and evolved a flexible skull. Yet the creature has barely ...

The distinctions between snake and lizard heads emerged gradually because of synchronized changes in skull and sensory tissues shows a recent study. This research underscores the importance of ...

By meticulously comparing skull bone and soft tissue shapes, the findings illuminate a gradual emergence of distinctions between snake and lizard heads during their development. Various mechanisms ...

"We found that both habitat use and diet preferences are strongly correlated to skull shape in this group of snakes, indicating these are likely factors driving cranial evolution for these species." ...

Disneyland cleaned every skull, mummy and snake during a three-month refurbishment of Indiana Jones Adventure that refreshed the classic dark ride without disturbing any of the beloved rubble and ...