# reptile (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover reptile. Page: Feed: --- ## [Female clones created from the blood of male mice](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2585076-female-clones-created-from-the-blood-of-male-mice/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=life&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS) _2026-08-18 · Chris Simms · Life – latest in science and technology | New Scientist_ A CRISPR-based tool can perform sex reversal on male mouse embryos, reliably turning them into healthy females – a feat that could be valuable for conservation ## [Mammal ancestors were giving birth to live young 236 million years ago](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2584319-mammal-ancestors-were-giving-birth-to-live-young-236-million-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=life&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS) _2026-08-13 · James Woodford · Life – latest in science and technology | New Scientist_ Almost all mammals give birth rather than laying eggs, and we have new clues about when they began to do so ## [Gene-edited dogs lack the protein that causes allergies](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2583502-two-dogs-lack-the-protein-that-causes-allergies-thanks-to-gene-editing/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=life&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS) _2026-08-05 · Michael.Lepage@newscientist.com · Life – latest in science and technology | New Scientist_ A company has created dogs that do not have the main protein that provokes allergies, and hopes to get approval to start selling them ## [Can we finally use bacteria from crime scenes to solve cases?](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2580713-can-we-finally-use-bacteria-from-crime-scenes-to-solve-cases/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=life&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS) _2026-08-05 · Matthew Ponsford · Life – latest in science and technology | New Scientist_ Every crime scene contains hidden microbial clues. Now, after decades of promise, researchers are establishing what those bacterial traces can reliably reveal – and whether the evidence will ever stand up in court ## [Large predators reduce car accidents by keeping deer off roads](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2583449-large-predators-reduce-car-accidents-by-keeping-deer-off-roads/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=life&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS) _2026-08-05 · Michael.Lepage@newscientist.com · Life – latest in science and technology | New Scientist_ We already know wolves can make roads safer, and now it's been shown that the presence of cougars reduces deer collisions by 76 per cent ## [Should you stop using preventive flea treatments on your pets?](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2583235-should-you-stop-using-preventive-flea-treatments-on-your-pets/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=life&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS) _2026-08-04 · Michael.Lepage@newscientist.com · Life – latest in science and technology | New Scientist_ It has been assumed for decades that tick and flea treatments for pets pose no threat to wildlife or people, but there is growing evidence that we have got it wrong ## [Darwin proved right about gnat-trapping carnivorous plant](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2583122-darwin-proved-right-about-gnat-trapping-carnivorous-plant/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=life&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS) _2026-08-04 · James Woodford · Life – latest in science and technology | New Scientist_ Botanists have finally proved what Charles Darwin was unable to nail down – that a genus of plants known to catch insects also digests them, suggesting the extent of plant carnivory has been underestimated ## [Spectacular fossil preserves internal organs of ancient marine reptile](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2582138-spectacular-fossil-preserves-internal-organs-of-ancient-marine-reptile/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=life&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS) _2026-07-29 · James Woodford · Life – latest in science and technology | New Scientist_ A stunningly intact marine reptile named Austronaga minuta that lived around 245 million years ago may have looked like a miniature version of more famous later ocean predators, like plesiosaurs ## [Plankton get a close-up in these stunning photographs](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2580771-plankton-get-a-close-up-in-these-stunning-photographs/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=life&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS) _2026-07-29 · Roberta Cojocaru · Life – latest in science and technology | New Scientist_ The strange world of plankton is revealed by Julian Cremona in these intricate images from his new book ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yNN4E9QfXJpU) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [Extraordinary ichthyosaur fossil shows its last meal was a pterosaur](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2582125-extraordinary-ichthyosaur-fossil-shows-its-last-meal-was-a-pterosaur/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=life&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS) _2026-07-29 · James Urquhart · Life – latest in science and technology | New Scientist_ The remains of an orca-sized ichthyosaur include evidence of what it ate – before it too got eaten by an even bigger marine predator