The lizards have complicated a rule of thumb that in evolution, once you lose a body part, you don’t regain it.
Tag Archives: Reptiles
Are Exotic Skins Out of Fashion?
Covid-19 may be the tipping point when it comes to crocodile, python, ostrich, and clothes.
Making Sense of ‘One of the Most Baffling Animals That Ever Lived’
Important mysteries have been solved about a reptile with a giraffe-like neck that hunted prey 242 million years ago.
She Doesn’t Make Animals Cry, but She Collects Their Tears
By studying the numerous ways animals keep their eyes wet and healthy, scientists hope to help address human vision problems.
Dolphins Have Hidden Fingers. So Do Seals. These Sea Creatures Did Not.
A recent analysis of the flippers of living and extinct marine animals shows the enduring power of “baby mittens.”
Lizard Popsicles, Anyone?
The coolest reptiles on the planet occasionally freeze solid.
How We Get Stronger
Weight training prompts changes in the nervous system that prime the muscles to get bigger and stronger.
Tracks Hint at a Crocodile Ancestor That Walked on 2 Legs
Over 100 million years ago in what is now South Korea, evolution experimented with nine-foot-long bipedal reptiles.
Life Hatched From Soft Eggs, Some a Foot Long, in Dinosaur Era
A football-size egg from Antarctica and baby dinosaurs from Mongolia and Argentina shine new light on ancient reptile reproduction.