An artistic reconstruction of Kostensuchus atrox, a large crocodile relative with long legs.

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Kostensuchus atrox skull against a black background.

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Kostensuchus atrox body skeleton, mounted.

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The Sciences

At 12 Feet and 550 Pounds, This Crocodile Relative Devoured Dinosaurs Around 70 Million Years Ago

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Planet Earth

Shark Teeth May Start to Decay as Ocean Water Becomes Increasingly Acidic

In the course of evolution, the pygmy seahorse has adapted its appearance almost perfectly to the coral on which it lives.

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The pygmy seahorse is just the size of a thumbnail and is difficult to spot thanks to its camouflage.

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Pygmy Seahorses Lost Their Long Snout, And It&rsquo;s Kept Them Alive For 18 Million Years

Deep sea worm fights ‘poison with poison’ to survive high arsenic and sulfide levels

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This Worm&rsquo;s Golden Color Is Toxic, But Is Necessary to Survive in the Deep Sea

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Long Thumbs and Large Brains Co-Evolved in Primates, Giving Humans Our Most Unique Traits

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Two Rare Parasitic Wasp Species Likely Hitchhiked On a Plane to Get to the U.S.

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Octopus Arms Can Punch, Lift, and Sometimes Pull 100 Times the Sea Creature&rsquo;s Own Weight

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Giraffes Are Long-Necked and Spotted, and Apparently Four Separate Species

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Wild Pigs Are Turning Neon Blue in California &mdash; Authorities Say to Stay Away

The Black Mamba, Africa’s most feared snake can help to sniff out pollution. 

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Black Mambas Rack Up Heavy Metals in Their Scales, Helping to Track Urban Pollution

shearwater seabird flying over the ocean 

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Swooping and Pooping: These Seabirds Only Defecate in Mid-Air and it&rsquo;s Helping the Ocean

A gray rattlesnake with brown-black blotches sits in the grass.

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A researcher in a black shirt uses snake tongs to catch a gray rattlesnake with brown-black blotches in the tall grass.

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Eastern Massasauga rattlesnakes live in Michigan and other Midwestern states.

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Eastern Massasauga rattlesnakes live in Michigan as well as other Midwestern states.

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Eastern Massasauga Rattle Snakes are Resorting to Incest and Humans May Be to Blame

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动物

这只12英尺高、550磅重的鳄鱼近亲，在大约7000万年前吞噬了恐龙

随着海水酸度增加，鲨鱼牙齿可能开始腐蚀

侏儒海马失去了长吻，这使它们存活了1800万年

这种蠕虫的金色是剧毒的，但对深海生存至关重要

灵长类动物的拇指长和大脑大共同进化，赋予了人类我们最独特的特征

两种罕见的寄生蜂物种可能搭飞机进入美国

章鱼的触手可以出拳、举重，有时还能拉动自身体重100倍的海底生物

长颈鹿脖子长且有斑点，而且显然是四个独立的物种

加州野猪变霓虹蓝色——当局称远离

黑曼巴蛇鳞片中积累重金属，有助于追踪城市污染

俯冲和排便：这些海鸟只在空中排便，这对海洋有益

东部马萨沙加响尾蛇正在诉诸近亲繁殖，人类可能是罪魁祸首

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