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Entries from January 2009

Pterosaurs Took Flight on All Fours

January 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Pterosaurs took flight using all fours, a discovery that flies in the face of previous research on the ancient reptiles, a new study says. (…)

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‘Spookfish’ has mirrors for eyes

January 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment

A Pacific fish uses mirrors as well as lenses to help it see in the murky ocean depths, scientists have revealed. (…)

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Pink iguana rewrites family tree

January 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment

A spectacular pink type of Galapagos iguana promises to rewrite the family’s evolutionary history in the islands. (…)

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