Scientists CT Scanned Thousands of Natural History Specimens, Which You Can Access for Free
Mar. 6, 2024 Natural history museums have entered a new stage of scientific discovery and accessibility with the completion of openVertebrate (oVert), a five-year collaborative project among 18 institutions to ...
Scientists Assemble a Richer Picture of the Plight and Resilience of the Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog
Feb. 26, 2024 Up to only a few inches in length, with a lemon-hued belly, the foothill yellow-legged frog may seem unassuming. But its range once stretched from central Oregon to Baja California. In 2023, it was ...
Snakes Do It Faster, Better: How a Group of Scaly, Legless Lizards Hit the Evolutionary Jackpot
Feb. 22, 2024 More than 100 million years ago, the ancestors of the first snakes were small lizards that lived alongside other small, nondescript lizards in the shadow of the ...
Snaking Toward a Universal Antivenom
Feb. 21, 2024 Scientists discovered antibodies that protect against a host of lethal snake ...
Mystery Solved: The Oldest Fossil Reptile from the Alps Is an Historical Forgery
Feb. 16, 2024 Palaeontological analysis shows that a renowned fossil thought to show soft tissue preservation is in fact just paint. The fossil discovered in 1931 was thought to be an important specimen for ...
A Lighthouse in the Gobi Desert
Feb. 14, 2024 A new study explores the weight great fossil sites have on our understanding of evolutionary relationships between fossil groups and quantified the power these sites have on our understanding of ...
Simple Steps Can Cut Snakebite Deaths
Jan. 24, 2024 Scientists have called for simple, effective steps to cut the number of people bitten by venomous ...
Student Discovers 200-Million-Year-Old Flying Reptile
Jan. 22, 2024 Gliding winged-reptiles were amongst the ancient crocodile residents of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England, researchers at the have ...
Tests Can Reveal Whether an Antibody Can Turn Into a Killer
Jan. 17, 2024 A promising antibody failed testing. This is good news for developing a broad-spectrum antidote against the world's most dangerous snake ...
Oldest Known Fossilized Skin Is 21 Million Years Older Than Previous Examples
Jan. 11, 2024 Researchers have identified a 3D fragment of fossilized skin that is at least 21 million years than previously described skin fossils. The skin, which belonged to an early species of Paleozoic ...
New Reptile on the Block: A New Iguana Species Discovered in China
Dec. 28, 2023 Researchers have identified a new iguana species, Wang's garden lizard (Calotes wangi), in southern China and northern Vietnam. This species, part of the Calotes versicolor complex, was ...
Same and Different: A New Species of Pit Viper from Myanmar
Dec. 21, 2023 Asian pit vipers of the genus Trimeresurus are notoriously difficult to tell apart and continue puzzling researchers to this day. Some species groups have similar-looking species (different species ...
World's Smallest 'Fanged' Frogs Found in Indonesia
Dec. 21, 2023 Researchers have identified a species of frog new to science. The Indonesian amphibian is the size of a quarter, unlike its two-pound cousins, and has tiny fangs. Nearly uniquely among amphibians, ...
Protein Allows Poison Dart Frogs to Accumulate Toxins Safely
Dec. 19, 2023 A newly identified protein helps poison dart frogs accumulate and store a potent toxin in their skin which they use for self-defence against ...
Snake Skulls Show How Species Adapt to Prey
Nov. 30, 2023 By studying the skull shapes of dipsadine snakes, researchers have found how these species of snakes in Central and South America have evolved and adapted to meet the demands of their habitats and ...
Study Gives Grandmother Gecko a Place of Honor -- And a New Name
Nov. 29, 2023 Paleontologists have identified a new fossil lizard, found in the western United States, which they say was an ancestor of modern geckos. And they gave it a name that honors the lead ...
Poison Dart Frogs: Personality Determines Reproductive Strategies
Nov. 9, 2023 Unlike their relatives, individuals of the poison frog Allobates femoralis are not poisonous but are captivating due to their different behavioral profiles: They successfully reproduce with different ...
Frogs Were Florida's First-Known Vertebrates from the Caribbean
Nov. 6, 2023 A new fossil study shows that frogs from the genus Eleutherodactylus are geologically the oldest Caribbean vertebrates to be found in Florida. They made the journey 20 million years ago, when much of ...
Shifting Nesting Timing Not Enough to Prevent Fewer Sea Turtle Hatchlings
Oct. 31, 2023 New research shows that potential adaptive responses by sea turtles, such as shifting the timing of when they nest, may not be enough to counteract the projected impacts from climate change on ...
Long-Term Lizard Study Challenges the Rules of Evolutionary Biology
Oct. 9, 2023 Researchers measured natural selection infour Anolis lizard species in the wild for five consecutive time periodsover three years. Thislong-term study in a community of lizards reveals how ...
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Scientists CT Scanned Thousands of Natural History Specimens, Which You Can Access for Free
Monday, February 26, 2024
- Scientists Assemble a Richer Picture of the Plight and Resilience of the Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog
Thursday, February 22, 2024
- Snakes Do It Faster, Better: How a Group of Scaly, Legless Lizards Hit the Evolutionary Jackpot
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Snaking Toward a Universal Antivenom
Friday, February 16, 2024
- Mystery Solved: The Oldest Fossil Reptile from the Alps Is an Historical Forgery
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- A Lighthouse in the Gobi Desert
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- Simple Steps Can Cut Snakebite Deaths
Monday, January 22, 2024
- Student Discovers 200-Million-Year-Old Flying Reptile
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
- Tests Can Reveal Whether an Antibody Can Turn Into a Killer
Thursday, January 11, 2024
- Oldest Known Fossilized Skin Is 21 Million Years Older Than Previous Examples
Thursday, December 28, 2023
- New Reptile on the Block: A New Iguana Species Discovered in China
Thursday, December 21, 2023
- Same and Different: A New Species of Pit Viper from Myanmar
- World's Smallest 'fanged' Frogs Found in Indonesia
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
- Protein Allows Poison Dart Frogs to Accumulate Toxins Safely
Thursday, November 30, 2023
- Snake Skulls Show How Species Adapt to Prey
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
- Study Gives Grandmother Gecko a Place of Honor -- And a New Name
Thursday, November 9, 2023
- Poison Dart Frogs: Personality Determines Reproductive Strategies
Monday, November 6, 2023
- Frogs Were Florida's First-Known Vertebrates from the Caribbean
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
- Shifting Nesting Timing Not Enough to Prevent Fewer Sea Turtle Hatchlings
Monday, October 9, 2023
- Long-Term Lizard Study Challenges the Rules of Evolutionary Biology
Friday, September 29, 2023
- Insights Into Early Snake Evolution Through Brain Analysis
Thursday, September 28, 2023
- A Turtle Time Capsule: DNA Found in Ancient Shell
Monday, September 18, 2023
- The Pace of Climate-Driven Extinction Is Accelerating
Friday, August 25, 2023
- Move Over Pythons: These Snakes Are the Real Champion Eaters
Thursday, August 17, 2023
- Pollutants Are Important to Biodiversity's Role in Spread of Wildlife Diseases
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
- Missing Island Explains How Endemic Species on the Miyako Islands Emerged
Monday, July 24, 2023
- Wormlike Animals Are First Amphibians Shown to Pass Microbes to Their Offspring
Monday, July 17, 2023
- Picky Green Sea Turtle Has Travelled to the Same Place to Eat for Generations
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
- Warmer Weather Makes Venomous Snake Bites More Likely, Especially in Spring
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
- Modern Horses Have Lost Their Additional Toes, Scientists Confirm
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
- Hotter Sand from Microplastics Could Affect Sea Turtle Development
Monday, June 12, 2023
- Which Came First: The Reptile or the Egg?
- Vaccine Against Deadly Chytrid Fungus Primes Frog Microbiome for Future Exposure
Monday, June 5, 2023
- The Other Side of the Story: How Evolution Impacts the Environment
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
- Scientists from the Global South Innovate to Track Ongoing Amphibian Pandemic
Thursday, May 18, 2023
- Fossil of Mosasaur With Bizarre 'screwdriver Teeth' Found in Morocco
Friday, March 31, 2023
- Researchers Discover Birds With Neurotoxin-Laden Feathers
Thursday, March 30, 2023
- Predatory Dinosaurs Such as T. Rex Sported Lizard-Like Lips
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
- Turtles and Crocodiles With Unique Characteristics Are More Likely to Go Extinct
Monday, February 27, 2023
- Certain Frogs More Sensitive to Climate Change, Not Protected
Thursday, February 23, 2023
- New Human Antibody Neutralizes Snake Neurotoxins Across Species and Geographies, Study Finds
Monday, February 20, 2023
- Geckos Know Their Own Odor
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
- Snakes Can Hear More Than You Think
Monday, February 6, 2023
- Loss of Reptiles Poses Threat for Small Islands Where Humans May Have Caused Extinctions
Sunday, February 5, 2023
- Voiceless Frog Discovered in Tanzania
- A New Understanding of Reptile Coloration
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
- New Modelling Shows How Interrupted Flows in Australia's Murray River Endanger Frogs
Monday, January 9, 2023
- Urban Lizards Share Genomic Markers Not Found in Forest-Dwellers
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
- The Other Paleo Diet: Rare Discovery of Dinosaur Remains Preserved With Its Last Meal
Friday, December 16, 2022
- Scientists Discover What Was on the Menu of the First Dinosaurs
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
- Flying Snakes Help Scientists Design New Robots
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
- Coloring Microscopic Coral Larvae to Aid Tracking for Conservation and Reef Restoration
Friday, December 2, 2022
- Fossil Discovery in Storeroom Cupboard Shifts Origin of Modern Lizard Back 35 Million Years
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
- Egyptian Lagoon Vital to Cyprus Turtles
Thursday, November 17, 2022
- Groundbreaking Insights Into the Evolution of Color Patterns in Frogs and Toads
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
- A Hard Pillbug to Swallow: First X-Rays of Frog Feeding Show How They Consume Prey
- New Critical Period of Embryonic Sex Determination in Sea Turtles Identified
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
- New Pterosaur Species Found in Sub-Saharan Africa
Friday, October 28, 2022
- Discovering the Unknown Processes of the Evolutionary History of Green Lizards in the Mediterranean
- Australians Clueless About Their Country's Most Endangered Species
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
- Sensor Disguised as a Sea Turtle Egg Allows Conservationists to Remotely Predict Nest Hatching Time
- New Scottish Fossil Sheds Light on the Origins of Lizards
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
- Vocal Communication Originated Over 400 Million Years Ago
Monday, October 17, 2022
- Eating Fire Ants Could Prepare Lizards for Future Fire Ant Attack
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
- Malaria Spike Linked to Amphibian Die-Off
Monday, September 19, 2022
- Three New Species of Ground Snakes Discovered Under Graveyards and Churches in Ecuador
Friday, September 16, 2022
- Pythons Are True Choke Artists
Thursday, September 15, 2022
- Discovery of Extinct Prehistoric Reptile That Lived Among Dinosaurs
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
- More Than 1.1 Million Sea Turtles Poached Over Last Three Decades
Sunday, August 28, 2022
- Keeping Kermit: New Clues to Protecting Frogs from Deadly Bd Fungus
Friday, August 26, 2022
- Slugs, Snails Are Not Alone in Causing Rat Lungworm Disease in Humans
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
- Fossils of Giant Sea Lizard That Ruled the Oceans 66 Million Years Ago Discovered
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
- Frogs Use Brains or Camouflage to Evade Predators
Monday, July 25, 2022
- New Venomous Pit Viper Discovered in Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, China
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
- Rising Numbers of Exotic Snakebites Reported in the UK
Monday, July 18, 2022
- To Keep Up With Evolving Prey, Rattlesnakes Tap Genetically Diverse Venom Toolbox
Thursday, July 14, 2022
- Does This Ring a Bell? Wild Bats Can Remember Sounds for Years
Thursday, June 30, 2022
- The Art of Getting DNA out of Decades-Old Pickled Snakes
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
- Shedding Light on Reptilian Health: Researchers Investigate Origins of Snake Fungal Disease in U.S.
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
- How to MRI Your Dragon: Researchers Develop First Bearded Dragon Brain Atlas
- Tadpoles Undergo Surprising Number of Vision Changes When Becoming Frogs
Thursday, June 23, 2022
- Secrets of Aging Revealed in Largest Study on Longevity, Aging in Reptiles and Amphibians
Monday, June 20, 2022
- A Rare Discovery of Long-Term Memory in Wild Frog-Eating Bats
Monday, June 6, 2022
- Breakthrough Study Examines Evolution of Snake Venom Genes
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
- At Least 2,000 Species of Reptiles Are Threatened, Study Finds
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
- Snake, Lizard T Cell Mystery
Monday, May 23, 2022
- Bacteria Can Live in Snake and Spider Venoms
Monday, May 16, 2022
- Striking New Snake Species Discovered in Paraguay
Friday, May 13, 2022
- Sea Turtle Success Stories Along African East Coast -- But Thousands Still Dying
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
- Researchers Discover Overlooked Jurassic Park of Lizards
Thursday, April 28, 2022
- Research Reveals the Sex Secrets of Amphibian Singing Choruses
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
- Six New Species of Tiny Frog Discovered in Mexico
- Speed Thrills but Kills: Major Highway in India of Particular Concern to Reptiles and Amphibians
Thursday, April 21, 2022
- In Western Floodplains, Species Adapt to Bullfrog, Sunfish Invaders
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
- Sunlight’s Healing Effects Help Imperiled Green Sea Turtles With Tumors
Monday, March 28, 2022
- Relatedness and Size Interact in Shaping Cannibal Aggression
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
- Half Century of Protection Pays Off for Sea Turtles
Thursday, March 3, 2022
- Researchers Reconstruct Ancient Fish Lizard
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
- Effects of Noise on Marine Life
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
- Noble False Widow Spider Captures Bats in the Attic
