Reptiles worldwide carry Salmonella and E. coli at high rates, meta-analysis finds
A systematic review of 189 studies estimates pooled global prevalence of Salmonella spp. at 33.3% and E. coli at 25.1% ...
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A Century of Herpetology Revisited: New Reptile Discoveries Across Greece’s Sporades Islands
A seven-year field survey and literature review documents 26 new island records and the first comprehensive species account of the ...
Lost Fossil Lizards from a German Paleocene Site Rewritten After Eight Decades
Rediscovered lizard fossils from the Paleocene site of Walbeck in Germany have been reclassified, revealing that lacertids, not amphisbaenians, dominated ...
Confiscated Lizards in Honduras Leave DNA Databases Stumped
DNA barcodes from seven confiscated spiny lizards in Honduras fail to match any public reference sequence, exposing dramatic gaps in ...
Glass Lizard Hidden in Spanish Mine Slab Rewrites Miocene Ecosystem Map
Deep in the bituminous mudstones of an abandoned Spanish sulphur mine, a slab of rock sat for decades with a ...
Seven new karyotypes reveal hidden chromosome diversity in microteiid lizards
A new study triples the cytogenetic data for two microteiid lizard tribes, revealing diploid numbers from 2n = 32 to ...
Tiny Indents, Big Answers: Lizard Skulls Reveal How Island Giants Evolved
Nanoindentation of Canary Island lizard skulls reveals that bone stiffness decreases with body size and diet, allowing scientists to infer ...
Pregnant Lizards Run Cooler: Body Mass and Thermal Trade-offs in Mexico’s Mesquite Lizard
A field study of viviparous Mesquite Lizards in central Mexico shows that pregnant females carry extra mass yet maintain body ...
Cretaceous Lizards Already Had Distinct Tail-Shedding Designs, CT Scans Reveal
Some 130 million years ago, in the lakeside forests of what is now Liaoning Province in China, two small lizards ...
Mountain Shadows Offer a Hidden Shield Against Climate Warming
New simulations show that topographic shading can cut energy costs for diurnal ectotherms by over 20 percent, yet nearly half ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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