May 2, 2016 Ancient reptile with 'ridiculously long neck' unearthed in Alaska The fossilized remains of an ancient marine reptile with an extremely long neck and paddlelike appendages were recently uncovered in an unlikely place: the side of a cliff in Alaska
May 2, 2016 High temperatures make some lizards change sexes When some lizards can’t take the heat, they change sexes. In a recent study published in Nature, researchers in Australia revealed that rising temperatures are causing male Australian Bearded Dragons to change into females when developing in the egg. Not only that, but they make better mothers, laying more eggs than naturally born females.
May 2, 2016 Unexpected step: Snake ancestor had four feet The oldest snake fossil on record looks almost like a modern snake, except for one glaring difference: It has four feet, each with five digits, a new study finds
May 2, 2016 Wild 'Jesus lizard' once walked on Wyoming's tropical waters About 48 million years ago, a distant relative of the "Jesus lizard," named for its knack for walking on water, darted around the tropical rainforests of ancient Wyoming, a new study finds
May 2, 2016 Early snake had ankles and toes What a difference 128 million years can make. According to research published in the journal BMC Evolutionary Biology, the original snake ancestor was a night hunter and came equipped with tiny hindlimbs complete with toes and ankles.
May 2, 2016 Male snakes spend mega calories when they mate Every spring, red-sided garter snakes leave their hibernation burrows to engage in a frenzied jumble of mating.
May 2, 2016 Voices of rare 'talking' turtles may prevent their extinction Camila Ferrara is an aquatic turtle specialist with the Brazil Program of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). This article is the second in a series celebrating the contributions of women to the practice of conservation. Ferrara contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Years ago, in the Brazilian Amazon, I was exposed to a prevalent philosophy for how animals relate to humans, one I did not expect.
May 2, 2016 Here be dragons: 3 spiky lizard species found in Andes Colorful, spiky and only a few inches long, three new lizard species discovered in the Andes may be the cutest dragon stand-ins on Earth
May 2, 2016 Shape-shifting frog can change its skin texture A fingernail-size frog that can morph its skin texture from spiny to smooth in just minutes is the first shape-shifting amphibian ever found, according to a new report.
May 2, 2016 Scientists discover 'glowing' sea turtle In late July, deep sea divers made a glowing discovery: a sea turtle that reflected light.
