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July 20, 2023

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Picky Green Sea Turtle Has Travelled to the Same Place to Eat for Generations

大约3000年,一代又一代的格力n sea turtles have returned to the same seagrass meadows to eat. The fact that this stretches over many generations highlights the importance of protecting seagrass meadows along the coasts of North ...

Warmer Weather Makes Venomous Snake Bites More Likely, Especially in Spring

Climate change is not only making Georgia hotter but also increasing the likelihood of snake bite, according to a new study. Every degree Celsius of daily temperature increase corresponds with about a 6% increase in snake bites, researchers ...

Vaccine Against Deadly Chytrid Fungus Primes Frog Microbiome for Future Exposure

A new study found that a new vaccine against the deadly chytrid fungus in frogs can shift the composition of the microbiome, making frogs more resilient to future exposure to the ...

何tter Sand from Microplastics Could Affect Sea Turtle Development

New research has found that extreme concentrations of microplastics could increase the temperature of beach sand enough to threaten the development of incubating sea ...
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New Human Antibody Neutralizes Snake Neurotoxins Across Species and Geographies, Study Finds

A prototype treatment for snake bite envenoming proves effective against the venom of African and Asian elapid snakes, such as some cobra, mamba, and krait species, new research ...

Geckos Know Their Own Odor

壁虎可以用舌头来区分他们own odor from that of other members of their species, as researchers have shown in a new experimental study. The findings show that geckos are able ...

Snakes Can Hear More Than You Think

A new study has found that as well as ground vibrations, snakes can hear and react to airborne ...

Loss of Reptiles Poses Threat for Small Islands Where Humans May Have Caused Extinctions

A new examination of ancient and current species of reptiles conducted by paleobiologists reveals the serious impact of the disappearance of even a few species of reptiles in some island areas. The ...

Voiceless Frog Discovered in Tanzania

研究人员发现一种新的青蛙在房颤rica that has an unusual trait: it's completely silent. The Ukaguru spiny-throated reed frog does not croak, sing or ribbit. Found in ...

A New Understanding of Reptile Coloration

Snakes and mice don't look alike. But much of what we know about skin coloration and patterning in vertebrates generally, including in snakes, is based on lab mice. However, there are limits to ...

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New Modelling Shows How Interrupted Flows in Australia's Murray River Endanger Frogs

Flooding in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin is creating ideal breeding conditions for many native species that have evolved to take advantage of temporary flood conditions. Scientists have now ...

Urban Lizards Share Genomic Markers Not Found in Forest-Dwellers

Lizards living in different cities have parallel genomic markers when compared to neighboring forest lizards, according to a new study. The genetic variations linked to urbanization underlie physical ...

The Other Paleo Diet: Rare Discovery of Dinosaur Remains Preserved With Its Last Meal

Microraptor was an opportunistic predator, feeding on fish, birds, lizards -- and now small mammals. The discovery of a rare fossil reveals the creature was a generalist carnivore in the ancient ...

Scientists Discover What Was on the Menu of the First Dinosaurs

The earliest dinosaurs included carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous species, according to a team of ...

Flying Snakes Help Scientists Design New Robots

Researchers explore the lift production mechanism of flying snakes, which undulate side-to-side as they move from the tops of trees to the ground to escape predators or to move around quickly and ...

Coloring Microscopic Coral Larvae to Aid Tracking for Conservation and Reef Restoration

A new, low-cost staining method enables visual tracking of coral larvae as they disperse and settle in coral reefs, according to a ...

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Fossil Discovery in Storeroom Cupboard Shifts Origin of Modern Lizard Back 35 Million Years

A specimen retrieved from a cupboard of the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern lizards originated in the Late Triassic and not the Middle Jurassic as previously ...

Egyptian Lagoon Vital to Cyprus Turtles

The number of green turtles breeding in Cyprus has risen in recent years -- but this bounce-back depends heavily on an Egyptian lagoon where many turtles feed, new research ...

Groundbreaking Insights Into the Evolution of Color Patterns in Frogs and Toads

A team of researchers has discovered new insights into the evolution of color patterns in frogs and toads -- collectively known as anurans. Animal color patterns can help them camouflage with their ...

A Hard Pillbug to Swallow: First X-Rays of Frog Feeding Show How They Consume Prey

While it's anatomically impossible for a human to swallow their tongue, a new study shows that cane toads (Rhinella marina) achieve this feat each time they eat. Cane toads swallow prey using a ...

New Critical Period of Embryonic Sex Determination in Sea Turtles Identified

Unlike humans, turtles, lizards and other reptiles -- such as crocodiles -- do not have sex chromosomes. Their sex is determined based on the environment, which makes them especially vulnerable to ...

New Pterosaur Species Found in Sub-Saharan Africa

With wings spanning nearly 16 feet, a new species of pterosaurs has been identified from the Atlantic coast of ...

Discovering the Unknown Processes of the Evolutionary History of Green Lizards in the Mediterranean

The evolutionary clade and biodiversity of green lizards of the genera Lacerta and Timon -- reptiles common in the Mediterranean basin and surrounding areas of the European continent, North Africa ...

Australians Clueless About Their Country's Most Endangered Species

A study bu a conservation psychologist reveals overwhelming public ignorance of Australia's most threatened species, a factor that is contributing to the extinction crisis of endangered ...

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