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Sea snakes regain advanced color vision, recovering a complex trait once lost to evolutionary time
N ine species of sea snakes have now been identified as having regained the genetic requirements for advanced color vision, demonstrating that once a complex trait has been lost to evolutionary ...
2-foot-long creature found lurking in dark forest in Myanmar. It’s a new species
In a remote forest of northern Myanmar, a 2-foot-long creature moved along the ground. Something about it caught the ...
3-foot-long creature with black tongue found on island. It’s a new species
On an island in Papua New Guinea, a 3-foot-long creature with a black tongue made itself at home in a village garden — or it tried to, at least. Locals spotted the “smooth” animal and caught it. They ...
4-foot-long island predator found ‘enveloping’ an attacker. It’s a new species
He didn’t know it at the time, but he’d just discovered a new species. Fred Kraus visited Sudest Island as part of an ongoing ...
Miami Herald on MSN8d
4-foot-long creature found at abandoned island village. It’s a new species
On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a 4-foot-long creature moved through the overgrown rainforest covering the site of an ...
Raleigh News & Observer8d
3-foot-long creature with black tongue found on island. It’s a new species
During his visit, villagers gave Kraus several snakes they’d found near their homes, the study said. Intrigued, Kraus took a close look at the reptiles and compared them to other known species.