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Unlocking The Psychology Of Snake And Spider Phobias
March 20, 2008 — Researchers have unlocked new evidence that could help them get to the bottom of our most common phobias and their causes. Hundreds of thousands of people count snakes and spiders among their fears, ... > full story -
Turtle Nesting Threatened By Logging Practices In Gabon, Smithsonian Warns
March 14, 2008 — Endangered sea turtles are victims of sloppy logging practices in the west central African country Gabon, according to a new study. Sea turtle nesting attempts are impeded by lost or abandoned logs ... > full story -
Harlequin Frog Rediscovered In Remote Region Of Colombia
March 11, 2008 — After 14 years without having been seen, several young scientists have rediscovered the Carrikeri harlequin frog in a remote mountainous region in ... > full story -
Amphibians Respond Behaviorally To Impact Of Clear Cutting
March 11, 2008 — The number of amphibians drastically decreases in forest areas that are clearcut, according to previous studies. However, some animals may not be dying. Instead, a biologist says some animals may be ... > full story -
Snakes Vault Past Toxic Newts In Evolutionary Arms Race
March 11, 2008 — Rough-skinned newts harbor in their skin massive doses of the same deadly toxin found in blowfish. Garter snakes that dine on the newts have evolved resistance to the toxin, spurring greater toxicity ... > full story -
Rare Maud Island Frogs Hatched In New Zealand
March 5, 2008 — What looks at first to be a slimy mess in a Petri dish represents a highly-significant advance in conservation and restoration ecology. Ecologists are celebrating the arrival of the first Maud Island ... > full story -
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South American Frog Secretions Stimulate Insulin Release, Could Offer Diabetes Treatment Hope
March 4, 2008 — Secretions from the skin of a South American frog could provide a new treatment for diabetes. The paradoxical frog, Pseudis paradoxa, secretes a substance from its skin which protects it from ... > full story -
Evolution Of Aversion: Why Even Children Are Fearful Of Snakes
February 27, 2008 — Some of the oldest tales and wisest mythology allude to the snake as a mischievous seducer, dangerous foe or powerful iconoclast; however, the legend surrounding this proverbial predator may not be ... > full story -
Python Snakes, An Invasive Species In Florida, Could Spread To One Third Of US
February 23, 2008 — Burmese pythons -- an invasive species in south Florida -- could find comfortable climatic conditions in roughly a third of the United States according to new "climate maps" developed by the U.S. ... > full story -
Snakes Locate Prey Through Vibration Waves
February 21, 2008 — It is often believed that snakes cannot hear. This presumption is fed by the fact that snakes lack an outer ear and that scientific evidence of snakes responding to sound is scarce. Snakes do, ... > full story
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