A spiral-cut ham is something to behold. This precooked bone-in ham, which has already been sliced into eye-catching layers, is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, whether glazed and baked for your ...
Trilobites, some of the oldest arthropods, and ammonites, with their iconic spiral shells, are common finds for fossil hunters. You can also discover orthoceras (ancient mollusks) and, with a ...
In the dangerous expanses of open water, it can pay to be a small fish. So small, in fact, that you can hide in a snail shell. Meet evolution's curiosities from Tanganyika. Based upon chutzpah to ...
A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire everything from helping coral survive to designing new camera lenses. This ...
The cochlear duct. The cochlear duct extends from the osseous spiral lamina to the wall of the cochlea (Fig. 1B). Its roof is formed by the vestibular (Reissner's) membrane, which separates it ...