skeleton
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This is because the chemical makeup of the coral skeleton -- the ratio of strontium-to-calcium and the different forms of oxygen inside it -- reflects the conditions under which it grew.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
One of them, 31-year-old Pang Kai, who is part of the research and development team, pushes the sleek skeleton across the room.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
From 2030, funding for bobsleigh and skeleton programmes from UK Sport will be operated by a new "multi-sport delivery organisation" called Sport Org which will operate elite performance programmes on behalf of governing bodies.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
In eight smaller frames of glass at the top of the window, Saar added various images including stars, phases of the moon, a skeleton and a phrenological chart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The image of Paulie seeing part of his own skeleton made my stomach bottom out.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
"As the water goes down, the skeletons come up."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
These are the skeletons of AI and the internet.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Apart from the jaws and teeth, shark skeletons are mostly cartilage, so vertebrae are rare and important.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The miracle behind Cruz’s discovery is that amphibians such as frogs, toads and salamanders rarely make it into the fossil records because of their fragile skeletons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Doctors. Scholars. Professors. They come to him looking for skeletons and jarred organs. Why? I don’t know. You’ll have to ask him.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Life Science: Human Systems
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Animals (Zoology) - Introductory
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Life Science: Human Anatomy and Physiology
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