The cells helps the snakes absorb the bones of their prey — and might show up in other animals that chomp their meals whole.

Few predators swallow their prey whole. Even fewer can digest their meals with bones and all. But for some reptiles like the ...

A newly discovered cell helps pythons digest entire skeletons—and might be present in other bone-eating predators, too.

A new study published in the journal of Risk Management and Healthcare Policy showed that the frequency of magnesium ...

The calcium to phosphate ratio in the equine diet is important because the two work closely together: "A balanced equine diet must have 0.15-1.5% of calcium and 0.15-0.6% of phosphorus in feed dry ...

Research into the intestinal cells of Burmese pythons has revealed the existence of a previously unknown cell type, ...

Calcium plays a crucial role in plant growth but often gets forgotten by gardeners. Here’s why you should be supplementing ...

Adding specific calcium compounds to a popular energy drink reduced dental enamel erosion in vitro, with a calcium/phosphorus ...

Calcium has long been known to be essential for improving bone density, but new research claims that calcium intake can also lead to a reduction in phosphorous levels, in turn increasing bone loss.

It sounds like a superhero's origin story: scientists have discovered a new type of material created after lightning struck a tree. This particular form of crystalline phosphorus has never been ...

Calcium has long been touted as a major factor in bone health and the fight against osteoporosis. But now researchers at Creighton University in the US appear to have shown that calcium may not be the ...