Archeology
Clues reveal the metabolic rate of dinosaurs: warm-blooded Tyrannosaurus rex, cold-blooded Stegosaurus!
In a new paper in the journal Nature, scientists reveal a new way to study the metabolic rate of dinosaurs using clues in their bones.
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Animal world
Lazy animals are less likely to become extinct
Scientists studied nearly 300 mollusks living and dying in the Atlantic over the past 5 million years to find high levels of metabolism that determine which species will…
Medicine - Health
Secrets of human life expectancy
Humans and primates live long because of the ability to burn less calories each day than other mammals.