News articles tagged with 'alligator'
Dinosaurs significantly taller than previously thought, MU researcher finds
— 1 Oct 2010 12:06 | Geology and palaeontologyIt might seem obvious that a dinosaur's leg bone connects to the hip bone, but what came between the bones has been less obvious. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri and…
New study shows how giant tortoises, alligators thrived in High Arctic 50 million years ago
— 25 Aug 2010 10:01 | Geology and palaeontologyA new study of the High Arctic climate roughly 50 million years ago led by the University of Colorado at Boulder helps to explain how ancient alligators and giant tortoises were able…
New study first to directly measure body temperatures of extinct species
— 25 May 2010 11:04 | BiologyA new study by researchers from five institutions including the University of Florida introduces the first method to directly measure body temperatures of extinct vertebrates and help…
Loyal alligators display the mating habits of birds
— 9 Oct 2009 10:18 | BiologyAlligators display the same loyalty to their mating partners as birds reveals a study published today in Molecular Ecology. The ten-year-study by scientists from the Savannah River…
Naming evolution's winners and losers
— 29 Jul 2009 18:53 | BiologyMammals and many species of birds and fish are among evolution's 'winners,' while crocodiles, alligators and a reptile cousin of snakes known as the tuatara are among the losers, according…
Reintroduced Chinese alligators now multiplying in the wild in China
— 15 Jul 2009 01:22 | EnvironmentThe Wildlife Conservation Society announced today that critically endangered alligators in China have a new chance for survival. The WCS's Bronx Zoo, in partnership with two other North…
Alligator blood may put the bite on antibiotic-resistant infections
— 7 Apr 2008 13:43 | ChemistryDespite their reputation for deadly attacks on humans and pets, alligators are wiggling their way toward a new role as potential lifesavers in medicine, biochemists in Louisiana reported…
Unusual fish-eating dinosaur had crocodile-like skull
— 14 Jan 2008 17:16 | Geology and palaeontologyAn unusual dinosaur has been shown to have a skull that functioned like a fish-eating crocodile, despite looking like a dinosaur. It also possessed two huge hand claws, perhaps used…
Ice sheets existed when alligators lived in the Arctic
— 11 Jan 2008 20:51 | Geology and palaeontologyLarge ice-sheets existed on Earth about 91 million years ago, during one of the warmest periods since life began, an international team of scientists reports this week. The findings,…
No faking it, crocodile tears are real
— 4 Oct 2007 08:19 | BiologyWhen someone feigns sadness they 'cry crocodile tears,' a phrase that comes from an old myth that the animals cry while eating. Now, a University of Florida researcher has concluded…
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