snake
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Intriguing Fossil Reptile Offers Clues to the Origin of Snakes and Lizards
Twenty years since it was found in Argentina, a fossil of a 231.4-million-year-old lepidosaur has been described in detail by palaeontologists. This animal has features place it before the split between lizards, snakes, and sphenodonts (a branch of reptiles that today only includes the strange tuatara). The fossilised skull recently underwent CT scanning, and an…
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Snakes Outfitted With Tiny Sensors Are Monitoring Fukushima’s Radioactivity
Fukushima’s wildlife has been intensely studied since the tsunami and nuclear disaster struck the region a decade ago. But in a new paper, scientists detail how wildlife are being enlisted to monitor the region itself.
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There’s an Ancient Connection Between Our Saliva and Snake Venom
Humans and other mammals have the same genetic foundations for developing oral venom that snakes have, according to a paper published today in the Proceedings of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
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Nokia Just Relaunched The 3310 (And Snake)
The 3310 is back. Laughably described by Nokia as “incredibly durable” (we all know it’s basically indestructible, right?), the phone has a new modern twist. Oh, and Snake is back – on Facebook Messenger – and you can play it right now. What a time to be alive.