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Snakes: long and narrow, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the Serpente family. Like all serpentes, snakes are covered in overlapping scales.
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APR 22, 2024Earth & The Environment
Researchers have reported the discovery of fossils from a massive, ancient snake that could have been bigger than a bus.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Asp caterpillars are also known as Megalopyge opercularis; one is seen in this image from the University of Queensland, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Venomous snakes, which include cobras, vipers, and rattlesnakes, can pose a significant danger to humans. In the Un ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJAN 17, 2023Plants & Animals
Yesterday a story started to pop up everywhere about a terrifying beach discovery. A woman walking along Crystal Beach i ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 31, 2022Plants & Animals
In honor of Halloween, from venomous bites to bright red faces to full-moon dances, here are the six weirdest monkeysWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 22, 2022Neuroscience
New research from Finland reveals why we love horror moviesSEP 11, 2022Technology
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers led by the Uni ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 20, 2021Neuroscience
We have all experienced the emotion of fear. Although what one individual might fear (e.g. rollercoasters or snakes), mi ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some of our best medications have come from nature. For years, researchers have been studying the properties of differen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2021Plants & Animals
Two new, unrelated studies have examined how very different environmental disasters affected wildlife in the areas where ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Reporting in Nature Communications, scientists have suggested that every living snake on earth evolved from just a handf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2021Technology
Nuclear disasters can be devastating. When these accidents happen, such as Chernobyl in the Ukraine or Fukushima in Japa ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems like Australia is home to some of the world's deadliest animals, like taipan snakes and box jellyfish. Even the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A team of biologists, chemists, and engineers are studying snake locomotion in order to help them better design durable ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The venom of some spitting snakes has evolved to cause more pain to mammals, a defense mechanism likely meant to fend of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Research conducted by scientists from USC Viterbi School of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering reimagines b ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 22, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Many people think that cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound in cannabis, can reduce symptoms from various cond ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 11, 2020Plants & Animals
A team of researchers and personnel on military bases have reported in a project in which they looked for an emerging fu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2020Immunology
Researchers in Costa Rica are turning to horses as an unlikely source of potential therapeutic antibodies against COVID- ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 01, 2020Plants & Animals
Researchers have used a technique called micro–computer tomography (micro-CT) scanning to analyze mummified animal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2020Immunology
Microglia make up just a fraction of all the cells in the brain, but play a vital role in removing pathogens or damaged ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 02, 2020Genetics & Genomics
New research has learned more about how and when sea snakes gained color vision.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research published in Nature Biomedical Engineering highlights a savvy innovation for those struggling with balance: ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 20, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Who do you think could better battle off a venomous snakebite - a dog or a cat? New research from the University of Quee ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 22, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Researchers have reported the discovery of fossils from a massive, ancient snake that could have been bigger than a bus.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Asp caterpillars are also known as Megalopyge opercularis; one is seen in this image from the University of Queensland,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Venomous snakes, which include cobras, vipers, and rattlesnakes, can pose a significant danger to humans. In the Un
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JAN 17, 2023
Plants & Animals
Yesterday a story started to pop up everywhere about a terrifying beach discovery. A woman walking along Crystal Beach i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 31, 2022
Plants & Animals
In honor of Halloween, from venomous bites to bright red faces to full-moon dances, here are the six weirdest monkeys
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 22, 2022
Neuroscience
New research from Finland reveals why we love horror movies
SEP 11, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers led by the Uni
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 20, 2021
Neuroscience
We have all experienced the emotion of fear. Although what one individual might fear (e.g. rollercoasters or snakes), mi
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some of our best medications have come from nature. For years, researchers have been studying the properties of differen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
Two new, unrelated studies have examined how very different environmental disasters affected wildlife in the areas where
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Reporting in Nature Communications, scientists have suggested that every living snake on earth evolved from just a handf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2021
Technology
Nuclear disasters can be devastating. When these accidents happen, such as Chernobyl in the Ukraine or Fukushima in Japa
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems like Australia is home to some of the world's deadliest animals, like taipan snakes and box jellyfish. Even the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A team of biologists, chemists, and engineers are studying snake locomotion in order to help them better design durable
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The venom of some spitting snakes has evolved to cause more pain to mammals, a defense mechanism likely meant to fend of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Research conducted by scientists from USC Viterbi School of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering reimagines b
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 22, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Many people think that cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound in cannabis, can reduce symptoms from various cond
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 11, 2020
Plants & Animals
A team of researchers and personnel on military bases have reported in a project in which they looked for an emerging fu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2020
Immunology
Researchers in Costa Rica are turning to horses as an unlikely source of potential therapeutic antibodies against COVID-
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 01, 2020
Plants & Animals
Researchers have used a technique called micro–computer tomography (micro-CT) scanning to analyze mummified animal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2020
Immunology
Microglia make up just a fraction of all the cells in the brain, but play a vital role in removing pathogens or damaged
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 02, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
New research has learned more about how and when sea snakes gained color vision.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in Nature Biomedical Engineering highlights a savvy innovation for those struggling with balance:
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 20, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Who do you think could better battle off a venomous snakebite - a dog or a cat? New research from the University of Quee
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan