skeleton
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One possible explanation involved the axon's internal skeleton, a supporting network of proteins.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
The skeleton of the full-term boy was discovered during the renovation of a building on Bishop Auckland's Fore Bondgate in July 2024.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The findings could have broader implications because AP503 may affect more than the skeleton.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Coral can live for decades or centuries, and they form a skeleton of calcium carbonate layers as they grow, kind of like rings on a tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
He fished out a brass skeleton key with a tiny kohlrabi at the end.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Copernicus observations go back to 1940 but other evidence -- such as ice cores, tree rings and coral skeletons -- allow scientists to place today's climate against a much longer historical context.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
If you remember anything at all, you remember the skeletons.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
"As the water goes down, the skeletons come up."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
This period marked a major evolutionary shift from predominantly soft-bodied organisms toward the Cambrian explosion, when animals with greater mobility, shells, and skeletons became increasingly prominent.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Some dust—at least she hoped it was dust and not pulverized skeletons or something equally gross—fell onto her shoulder from the crumbling ceilings.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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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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