structures

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The nonprofit American Bureau of Shipping is a classification society that sets and enforces technical safety standards for ships and offshore structures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Yet most theoretical models have struggled to produce the large, ordered magnetic structures that astronomers actually observe in space.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Its front legs ended in large claw-like structures that resemble the pincers of crabs.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

"They've lots of humidity supporting mosses, lichens, and complex woodland structures, including ravines, rivers and rocky outcrops."

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Genes reside on chromosomes—long, filamentous structures buried within cells that contain tens of thousands of genes linked together in chains.*

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee