(Claw of Baryonyx walkeri) Baryonyx means 'heavy claw'. Unusually for a carnivorous dinosaur we know it ate fish as scientists have found fish scales and teeth with its fossil where its stomach would have been.

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Human Biology

Listen to what a baby experiences in the womb, test out your memory, and learn all about cells and genetics.

Inside the Human Biology gallery.

You’re amazing – and the Human Biology gallery explains why, with all kinds of facts and figures about our bodies. Learn how senses like hearing and smell work, how our memories function, how blood does its job, and how the brain and other organs work together.

The human brain connects to the spinal cord.

Explore the central nervous system, and how the human brain and spinal cord function through a complex network of neurones and receptors.

Giant model of a human baby.

Relive your time in the womb with the giant baby model – complete with a sound recording of what a foetus hears and a multitude of fascinating facts and figures about a baby’s growth.

Optical illusion showing triangles and circles.

There’s more than meets the eye to how your senses work. The section on perception includes a look at how the brain and the eye work together, and why we fall for optical illusions.

Human skeleton shows how our bones and muscles work.

There’s more than meets the eye to how your senses work. The section on perception includes a look at how the brain and the eye work together, and why we fall for optical illusions.

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