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1,545 results for: Vertebrates

  1. Oceans

    Here’s a breakdown of the animals that crossed the Pacific on 2011 tsunami debris

    Hundreds of marine animals from Japan have washed up on U.S. beaches since the destructive 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

    By Mariah Quintanilla
  2. Animals

    3-D scans of fossils suggest new fish family tree

    Analysis of specimens from China implies ray-finned fishes evolved later than previously thought.

    By Viviane Callier
  3. Plants

    José Dinneny rethinks how plants hunt for water

    Plant biologist José Dinneny probes the very beginnings of root development, which may have important implications for growing food in a changing climate.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Paleontology

    Shhhh! Some plant-eating dinos snacked on crunchy critters

    Scientists studying dinosaur poop found that some duck-billed dinos cheated on their vegetarian diets by snacking on crustaceans.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  5. Paleontology

    Woolly rhinos may have grown strange extra ribs before going extinct

    Ribs attached to neck bones could have signaled trouble for woolly rhinos, a new study suggests.

    By Susan Milius
  6. Animals

    Newly discovered lymph hydraulics give tunas their fancy moves

    There’s still some anatomy to discover in fishes as familiar as bluefin and yellowfin tunas.

    By Susan Milius
  7. Paleontology

    New fossils shake up history of amphibians with no legs

    The oldest near-relative of today’s snake-shaped caecilians could have an unexpected backstory.

    By Susan Milius
  8. Genetics

    Jumping genes play a big role in what makes us human

    Jumping genes have been a powerful force in human evolution.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  9. Animals

    Sea creatures’ sticky ‘mucus houses’ catch ocean carbon really fast

    A new deepwater laser tool measures the carbon-filtering power of snot nets created by little-known sea animals called giant larvaceans.

    By Susan Milius
  10. Animals

    Size matters to lizards, but numbers may not

    Scientists have sized up the quantitative abilities of lizards and found that reptiles may not be as good with numbers as other vertebrates.

    By Helen Thompson
  11. Paleontology

    Early dinosaur relative sported odd mix of bird, crocodile-like traits

    Teleocrater rhadinus gives researchers a better picture of what early dinosaur relatives looked like.

    By Elizabeth Eaton
  12. Paleontology

    New tyrannosaur had a sensitive side

    Tyrannosaurs may have had sensitive snouts that detected temperature and touch.

    By Elizabeth Eaton