Large lumps of pink quartzite were transported some 600 miles across what is today the American Midwest in the bellies of long-necked dinosaurs, a study concluded. Researchers from the US explained that the giant sauropods likely swallowed the stomach stones, known as ‘gastroliths’, to help grind up food they had eaten. The gastroliths ended up being … Read more
Plastic pollution eaten by seabirds releases ‘potentially harmful’ chemicals in their stomachs Seabirds often confuse pieces of plastic waste with food and ingest them Experts from the Netherlands created a simulated bird stomach in their lab They used real plastic debris from beaches and stomach oil from real birds Analysis revealed that various chemical leach … Read more
Spending just one hour lying on their stomachs improves hospitalized coronavirus patients’ oxygen levels and reduces their risk of needing a ventilator to breathe Researchers looked at 25 hospitalized coronavirus patients with low oxygen levels who were flipped onto their stomachs Doctors say this makes it easier for oxygen to reach the lungs One hour … Read more