New study reveals reptiles’ spontaneous association between vision and hearing
An international research team from Queen Mary University of London, UK and the Rovereto Civic Museum Foundation, Italy has made ...
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These long-necked reptiles were decapitated by their predators, fossil evidence confirms
In the age of dinosaurs, many marine reptiles had extremely long necks compared to reptiles today. While it was clearly ...
Swimming secrets of prehistoric reptiles unlocked by new study
Some of the most extraordinary body transformations in evolution have occurred in animals that adapted to life in water from ...
Research on reptiles is strongly influenced by access to specimens
In an article published in the journal Ecography, a group of Brazilian researchers reports the results of a review of the scientific literature ...
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 a University of Texas at Austin paleobiologist reveals ...
Which reptiles and amphibians in the southwestern United States are most vulnerable to climate change?
The desert regions of the arid southwestern United States are home to a wide range of reptile and amphibian species ...
Did primitive cetaceans feed like marine reptiles?
Did the first ancestors of whales pick up where the mosasaurs left off 66 million years ago, after the extinction ...
Global warming spawned the age of reptiles
Studying climate change-induced mass extinctions in the deep geological past allows researchers to explore the impact of environmental crises on ...
60 million years of climate change drove the evolution and diversity of reptiles
Just over 250 million years ago during the end of the Permian period and start of the Triassic, reptiles had ...
Secrets of aging revealed in largest study on longevity, aging in reptiles and amphibians
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — At 190 years old, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise recently made news for being the “oldest ...
At least 2,000 species of reptiles are threatened
The first international study of its kind Credit: Prof. Shai Meiri. The first international study of its kind assesses the ...
Large bodies helped extinct marine reptiles with long necks swim, new study finds
Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that body size is more important than body shape in determining the ...
Giant marine reptiles at 2,800 meters above sea level
The first ichthyosaurs swam through the primordial oceans in the early Triassic period about 250 million years ago. They had ...
Ancient teeth reveal surprising diversity of Cretaceous reptiles at Argentina fossil site
Where skeletons are rare, isolated teeth can flesh out our understanding of ancient reptile-dominated ecosystems, according to a study published ...
The dawn of modern reptiles
Lizards and snakes are a key component of most terrestrial ecosystems on earth today. Along with the charismatic tuatara of ...
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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How drugs can target the thick “scar tissue” of pancreatic cancer
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‘Shocking’ discovery: Electricity from electric eels may transfer genetic material to nearby animals
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Study identifies key ingredient for affordable fuel cell catalysts
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Meteorites likely source of nitrogen for early Earth
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Pivotal moment for humanity as tipping point threats and opportunities accelerate