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1,539 results for: Vertebrates

  1. Paleontology

    Baby titanosaur was parents’ Mini-Me

    Babies of one species of titanosaur resembled mini-versions of full-grown adults, and probably acted like them, too.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. Animals

    Cave-dwelling salamander comes pigmented and pale

    Something’s funny in the family tree of pale, slinky cave salamanders.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Paleontology

    True nature of ‘Tully monster’ revealed

    The identity of a 300-million-year-old enigmatic creature known as the “Tully monster” is a mystery no longer.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Animals

    Spider diet goes way beyond insects

    Veggie-eating spiders have been found on every continent except Antarctica, a new study notes.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  5. Astronomy

    Readers tussle over top science stories of 2015

    Readers tussle over the top spot in our top 25, questions about engineered vocal cords, and more in the February 20 Feedback.

    By Science News Staff
  6. Animals

    Puff adders appear ‘invisible’ to noses

    The snakey scent of puff adders proves difficult for even sensitive animal noses to detect.

    By Susan Milius
  7. Animals

    Hunchbacked conchs jump at the smell of danger

    Hunchbacked conchs are among the most vigorous of snailkind’s few jumpers.

    By Susan Milius
  8. Animals

    Salamander ancestors could regenerate limbs

    Salamanders and ancient amphibians share similar way of regenerating limbs.

    By Chris Samoray
  9. Animals

    Slow, cold reptiles may breathe like energetic birds

    Finding birdlike air patterns in lungs of crocodilians and in more distantly related lizards raises the possibility that one-way airflow evolved far earlier than birds themselves did.

    By Susan Milius
  10. Paleontology

    300 million-year-old giant shark swam the Texas seas

    Fossil find shows oldest known ‘supershark,’ about the size of a limo, prowled the ocean 300 million years ago.

    By Meghan Rosen
  11. Physics

    Pentaquarks, locked-in syndrome and more reader feedback

    Readers discuss pentaquark sightings, delightful diatoms and whether an ancient four-legged fossil was actually a snake.

    By Science News Staff
  12. Paleontology

    Dimetrodon’s diet redetermined

    The reptilelike Dimetrodon dined mainly on amphibians and sharks, not big herbivores as scientists once believed.

    By Meghan Rosen