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Punk-Rock Turtle Has 'Green Hair,' Will Probably Die Alone

April 16, 2018 | Article

No, that's not hair. This endangered turtle's mohawk is made of algae.
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Prehistoric Sea Monster Was Nearly the Size of a Blue Whale

April 09, 2018 | Article

About 205 million years ago, a ginormous sea monster — so large it was nearly the size of a modern blue whale — swam through the ocean, fueling its colossal body by preying on prehistoric squid and fish, a new study finds.
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Deadly Pressure: Why These Two Men's Muscles 'Blew Up' From the Inside

April 09, 2018 | Article

A life-threatening condition with a boring-sounding name has consequences that are gruesome and potentially deadly.
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Here's Why an Ancient Lizard Had 4 Eyes

April 02, 2018 | Article

About 49 million years ago, a long-tailed monitor lizard perceived the world not with two but with four eyes, a new study finds.
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Pythons Are Cold-Blooded Killers, But At Least They're Not Negligent Mothers

March 16, 2018 | Article

Python moms care for their babies, even though it wears them down.
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Florida Scientists Are Running Around at Night Bashing in Iguanas' Skulls

March 12, 2018 | Article

A team of scientists in Florida are on a three-month, $63,000 iguana-bashing spree.
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Unfortunate Python Paid 'Deerly' for a Too-Big Meal

March 02, 2018 | Article

A deer swallowed (and barfed up again) by a snake weighed more than its predator.
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The King (Cobra) Is Dead (and So Is the Python)

February 02, 2018 | Article

Judging by the interlocked combatants' bodies, no quarter was given in the final minutes of this deadly struggle.
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Chameleons' Secret Glow Comes from Their Bones

January 17, 2018 | Article

Previously unknown glow-in-the-dark patterns in chameleons have a bony origin.
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Just How Rare Is That Giant Python Captured in the Everglades?

December 12, 2017 | Article

Hunters caught a record-breaking 17-foot-long (5 meters) Burmese python in the Everglades on Dec. 1, but experts say there are likely hundreds of the massive snakes still in hiding.
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