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Study Reveals Sea Urchins Have Brain-Like System Spread Across Their Whole Body
All bilateral creatures have some asymmetry, such as the human heart being located slightly to the left and the liver being located predominantly to the right.
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Man's Heartfelt Post About Father's Final Message Moves Internet To Tears: 'He Left With...'
The son chronicled his father's brave fight against cancer and a final message that left him crying.
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A Chance Discovery Of A 350 Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals New Type Of Fish
In 2015, two members of the Blue Beach Fossil Museum in Nova Scotia found a long, curved fossil jaw, bristling with teeth.
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Some Squirrels Are Ruthless Predators That Devour Meat: Study
California ground squirrels, usually known for their plant-based diet, have been observed hunting and eating voles in the first recorded instance of the species preying on live vertebrates, according to new research.
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Ancient Viruses Responsible For Our Big Brains And Bodies: Study
Ancient viruses that infected vertebrates hundreds of millions of years ago played a pivotal role in the evolution of our advanced brains and large bodies, a study said Thursday.
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Teen Unearths 5-Million-Year-Old Walrus Skull, Gets New Species Named After Him
In 2011, a 13-year-old fossil enthusiast discovered a walrus skull in northern California. Eleven years later, a paleontologist named the extinct species after him.
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365-Million-Year-Old Fish With Extreme Underbite Showcases Vertebrate Diversity
Vertebrates are defined as all animals that possess a vertebral column, or backbone. Most living vertebrates also possess jaws, teeth and paired fins or limbs.
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After Deadly Mating, Antechinus Morph into Cannibals, Reveals Study
Death of males potentially presents an opportunity for cheap energy gain via cannibalism for still-living male and female antechinuses.
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Scientists Say Humans Hundreds Of Times Deadlier Than Sharks. Here's Why
The results of the research have been published in the journal Communications Biology.
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New Dinosaur Species With Blade-Like Spikes Identified In UK
The species has been named after Professor Paul Barrett, the head of fossil vertebrates at the Natural History Museum.
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Yunnanozoans Are Oldest and Most Primitive Stem Vertebrate, Researchers Conclusively Identify
A group of scientists have identified that the fossil records of yunnanozoans, an extinct creature that lived 518 million years ago in the Cambrian Period, are the oldest known stem vertebrates. Stem vertebrates refer to creatures that were vertebrates, i.e. possessing a spinal column, but have now gone extinct though have closely related living ve...
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Over 500 'Lost' Species of Terrestrial Vertebrates Missing for Decades Identified in New Study
An international study has identified 562 'lost' terrestrial vertebrate species that are yet to be declared extinct. The list includes amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, found after examining data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN Red List) on 32,802 species. Most of the lost spe...
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Scientists Devise 'Lifespan Clock' for Vertebrates
An Australian research team say they have come up with a "lifespan clock" which provides accurate maximum age estimates for vertebrates, a key variable in the study of both living and extinct animals.
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Do You Know Eyes Have Natural Version For Night Vision?
Even in the best lighting, identifying the presence and direction of a moving object is key to survival for most animals. But detecting motion with a single point of reference doesn't work very well.
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Scientists Finally Find 240-Million-Year-Old 'Mother Of All Lizards'
Here's a fact you should know about the world in which you live: It's home to more kinds of scaly reptiles than all the mammal families combined. The reptile order Squamata, which includes snakes, lizards and legless worm-looking creatures known as amphisbaenians, is the largest order of living land vertebrates on the planet.
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Study Reveals Sea Urchins Have Brain-Like System Spread Across Their Whole Body
All bilateral creatures have some asymmetry, such as the human heart being located slightly to the left and the liver being located predominantly to the right.
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Man's Heartfelt Post About Father's Final Message Moves Internet To Tears: 'He Left With...'
The son chronicled his father's brave fight against cancer and a final message that left him crying.
-
A Chance Discovery Of A 350 Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals New Type Of Fish
In 2015, two members of the Blue Beach Fossil Museum in Nova Scotia found a long, curved fossil jaw, bristling with teeth.
-
Some Squirrels Are Ruthless Predators That Devour Meat: Study
California ground squirrels, usually known for their plant-based diet, have been observed hunting and eating voles in the first recorded instance of the species preying on live vertebrates, according to new research.
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Ancient Viruses Responsible For Our Big Brains And Bodies: Study
Ancient viruses that infected vertebrates hundreds of millions of years ago played a pivotal role in the evolution of our advanced brains and large bodies, a study said Thursday.
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Teen Unearths 5-Million-Year-Old Walrus Skull, Gets New Species Named After Him
In 2011, a 13-year-old fossil enthusiast discovered a walrus skull in northern California. Eleven years later, a paleontologist named the extinct species after him.
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365-Million-Year-Old Fish With Extreme Underbite Showcases Vertebrate Diversity
Vertebrates are defined as all animals that possess a vertebral column, or backbone. Most living vertebrates also possess jaws, teeth and paired fins or limbs.
-
After Deadly Mating, Antechinus Morph into Cannibals, Reveals Study
Death of males potentially presents an opportunity for cheap energy gain via cannibalism for still-living male and female antechinuses.
-
Scientists Say Humans Hundreds Of Times Deadlier Than Sharks. Here's Why
The results of the research have been published in the journal Communications Biology.
-
New Dinosaur Species With Blade-Like Spikes Identified In UK
The species has been named after Professor Paul Barrett, the head of fossil vertebrates at the Natural History Museum.
-
Yunnanozoans Are Oldest and Most Primitive Stem Vertebrate, Researchers Conclusively Identify
A group of scientists have identified that the fossil records of yunnanozoans, an extinct creature that lived 518 million years ago in the Cambrian Period, are the oldest known stem vertebrates. Stem vertebrates refer to creatures that were vertebrates, i.e. possessing a spinal column, but have now gone extinct though have closely related living ve...
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Over 500 'Lost' Species of Terrestrial Vertebrates Missing for Decades Identified in New Study
An international study has identified 562 'lost' terrestrial vertebrate species that are yet to be declared extinct. The list includes amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, found after examining data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN Red List) on 32,802 species. Most of the lost spe...
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Scientists Devise 'Lifespan Clock' for Vertebrates
An Australian research team say they have come up with a "lifespan clock" which provides accurate maximum age estimates for vertebrates, a key variable in the study of both living and extinct animals.
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Do You Know Eyes Have Natural Version For Night Vision?
Even in the best lighting, identifying the presence and direction of a moving object is key to survival for most animals. But detecting motion with a single point of reference doesn't work very well.
-
Scientists Finally Find 240-Million-Year-Old 'Mother Of All Lizards'
Here's a fact you should know about the world in which you live: It's home to more kinds of scaly reptiles than all the mammal families combined. The reptile order Squamata, which includes snakes, lizards and legless worm-looking creatures known as amphisbaenians, is the largest order of living land vertebrates on the planet.
