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Obesity Clues From Research On How Burrowing Frogs Survive Years Without Food
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Burrowing frogs can survive buried for several years without food or water. Scientists have discovered that the metabolism of their cells changes radically during the dormancy period allowing the frogs to maximize the use of their limited energy resources. This discovery could prove to have important applications in the long term for treating energy-related disorders such as obesity.
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Boy Or Girl? In Lizards, Egg Size Matters
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Whether baby lizards will turn out to be male or female is a more complicated question than scientists would have ever guessed, according to a new report. The study shows that for at least one lizard species, egg size matters.
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Water Snake Startles Fish So They Flee Into Its Jaws
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Forget the old folk tales about snakes hypnotizing their prey. The tentacled snake from South East Asia has developed a more effective technique. The small water snake has found a way to startle its prey so that the fish turn toward the snake's head to flee instead of turning away.
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Illegal Trade In Vietnam's Marine Turtles Continues Despite National Ban
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Marine turtles are vanishing from Viet Nam's waters and illegal trade is largely to blame says a new study.
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New Species Of Phallus-shaped Mushroom Named After California Academy Of Sciences Scientist
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As part of ongoing research on Sao Tome and Principe, a new Phallus mushroom has been discovered and described. Phallus drewesii belongs to a group of mushrooms known as stinkhorns which give off a foul, rotting meat odor. There are 28 other species of Phallus fungi worldwide, but this particular species is notable for its small size, white net-like stem, and brown spore-covered head. It is also the only Phallus species to curve downward instead of upward.
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