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Royal Society Open Science

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Characterizing the mechanics of rectangular peg–hole disassembly and the effect of the active compliance centre on the extraction force
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R. Soc. Open Sci.1 July 2024

A long-headed Cambrian soft-bodied vertebrate from the American Great Basin region

The fossil record suggests that chordates might have been minor components of marine ecosystems during the first major diversification of animal life in the Cambrian. Vertebrates are represented by a handful of rare soft-bodied stem-lineage taxa known ...Read more
R. Soc. Open Sci.1 October 2024

Elephants develop wrinkles through both form and function

The trunks of elephants have prominent wrinkles from their base to the very tip. But neither the obvious differences in wrinkles between elephant species nor their development have been studied before. In this work, we characterize the lifelong ...Read more
R. Soc. Open Sci.1 August 2024

Solitary humpback whales manufacture bubble-nets as tools to increase prey intake

Several animal species use tools for foraging; however, very few manufacture and/or modify those tools. Humpback whales, which manufacture bubble-net tools while foraging, are among these rare species. Using animal-borne tag and unoccupied aerial system ...Read more
R. Soc. Open Sci.1 October 2024

Coyotes can do ‘puppy dog eyes’ too: comparing interspecific variation in Canis facial expression muscles

Facial expressions are critical for non-verbal communication. The Canis genus epitomizes the interplay between behaviour and morphology in the evolution of non-verbal communication. Recent work suggests that the levator anguli oculi medialis (LAOM) muscle ...Read more

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Royal Society Open Science

Royal Society Open Science is an open journal publishing high-quality original research on the basis of objective peer-review. The journal covers the entire range of science and mathematics and allows the Society to publish all the high-quality work it receives without the usual restrictions on scope, length or impact. Demonstrating its commitment to best practice in open access publishing, Royal Society Open Science has been awarded the DOAJ Seal.

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