Although projectiles are commonly used in human conflict, projectile use by organisms other than humans is relatively rare. However, some organisms are capable...

scale archerfish Toxotes sundaicus Kottelat & Tan, 2018 Projectile use by non-human organisms Maurice Kottelat; Tan Heok Hui (2018). "Three new species...

water however, as there is no way for a living organism to have lower density than air. Limbless organisms moving on land must often contend with surface...

aspects of human physical growth Bacteriology – Subdiscipline of microbiology that studies bacteria Ballistics – Science of the motion of projectiles Balneology –...

found organisms that can survive both the acceleration and jerk involved in reaching escape velocity. A major impact event was simulated using an air...

of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified...

transformed without significant melting. Humanity has made use of rocks since the time the earliest humans lived. This early period, called the Stone Age, saw...

to projectile weapons driven by burning gunpowder. The earliest modern flamethrowers were used by infantry in the First World War, first used by German...

single-celled organisms.: 396  Some organisms use rolling as a means of locomotion. These examples do not constitute the use of a wheel, as the organism rotates...

derivative of the flyswatter, uses a spring-loaded plastic projectile to mechanically "swat" flies. Mounted on the projectile is a perforated circular disk...

contained fire pits. Some stone paving was also apparent. Chipped stone projectile points used for hunting sea mammals were also present. Within the Nikoiski Bay...

Jumping or leaping is a form of locomotion or movement in which an organism or non-living (e.g., robotic) mechanical system propels itself through the...

research “using a phylogenetic analysis of 621 Paleo-Indian projectile points from the Southeastern United States and Tehrani and Collard (2002) used similar...

a heavy metal with a gene of interest and firing these micro-projectiles into cells using mechanical force, an integration of desired genetic information...

are consuming entire living organisms, which by definition makes them predators. Scavengers, organisms that only eat organisms found already dead, are not...

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Thomas W. Jr; et al. (13 July 2012). "Clovis Age Western Stemmed Projectile Points and Human Coprolites at the Paisley Caves". Science. 337 (6091): 223–228...

as 0.1 ppm silica. The organisms protect their skeletons from dissolution by "armoring" them with metal ions. Once the organisms die, their skeletons will...

faculty of reason that is unique to humans only. In this view, a soul is the hylomorphic form of a viable organism, wherein each level of the hierarchy...

predicts a tendency for kindness to unrelated organisms that are apparently kind, even if the organisms are of another species. The gene need not be exactly...

The offensive use of living organisms (such as anthrax) is considered biological warfare rather than chemical warfare; however, the use of nonliving toxic...

cannot be compared to anything found among non-humans, must have appeared fairly suddenly during the course of human evolution. Some theories consider language...

penetrating projectiles. Tungsten compounds are often used as industrial catalysts. Its largest use is in tungsten carbide, a wear-resistant metal used in metalworking...

examples, the inner layers of defence can support the outer layers with projectile fire and an attacker must breach each line of defence in turn with the...

and some of the infected insects, such as Ladybugs and Mites, shoot a projectile version out of it’s back. One of the main bosses of the game, The Broodmother...

indicated that bitumen was sometimes used to adhere stone projectile points to wooden shafts. In Canada, aboriginal people used bitumen seeping out of the banks...

incendiary projectile weapon that was used by Byzantine Greeks against Arab ships, which were then attacking Constantinople. Crude oil was also distilled by Persian...

the most seasoned astronauts may be affected by SMS, resulting in symptoms of severe nausea, projectile vomiting, fatigue, malaise (feeling sick), and...

uranyl phosphate crystals; this creates the possibility that these organisms could be used in bioremediation to decontaminate uranium-polluted water. The...

projectile wounds. Other causes of myonecrosis include envenomation by snakes of the genus Bothrops (family Viperidae), ischemic necrosis, caused by vascular...