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...

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

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

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

The phasers on the USS Enterprise can be used as an "anti-missile" defense to destroy incoming projectiles, stun entire city blocks full of people, destroy...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

sharp flakes. Middle Stone Age tools featured sharpened points to be used as projectile points, awls, or scrapers. Late Stone Age tools were developed with...

nerve stimulation. MRI uses powerful magnets and can therefore cause magnetic materials to move at great speeds, posing a projectile risk, and may cause...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

Around 65,000 to 50,000 years ago, a variety of new technologies, such as projectile weapons, fish hooks, porcelain, and sewing needles, made their appearance...

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

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

language, used with words originally adapted from Ancient Greek ending in -λογία (-logia). English names for fields of study are usually created by taking...

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

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

the International Traffic in Arms the French suggested a protocol for non-use of poisonous gases. The Second Polish Republic suggested the addition of...

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

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

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...

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...

re-examined: a response to Vinther 2015 (DOI 10.1002/bies.201500018)". BioEssays. 37 (11): 1174–1183. doi:10.1002/bies.201500061. PMID 26434749. S2CID 45178498....