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How the Brain Limited the Size of Dinosaurs
Long-necked Sauropods, like Brontosaurus, were the largest animals on earth, but their brain, not their leg strength, is what kept them from getting any bigger.
With their heads soaring 60 feet above the ground, Sauropods were gigantic animals, about the same height and length of The White House. Imagine the tremendous bone strength and muscle force required to support their 65 ton mass, equivalent to the crushing weight of a stack of 30-40 automobiles. The necks of long-necked Sauropods were 30 to 40 feet long (10-12 m), the length of the extended arm of the Statue of Liberty bearing the torch (42 feet). A massive hear...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 6, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Blood pressure medications reduce stroke, heart attack in peritoneal dialysis patients
Two classes of blood pressure medications are associated with a 16 percent lower risk of cardiovascular events in patients who are undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 14, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
