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Recent Examples of vertebrateEel evolution The study also provides insights into evolution, suggesting that early vertebrates might not have needed to develop entirely new neural circuits to move on land.—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025 The only terrestrial vertebrates that both lived near and are believed to have survived the Chicxulub Impact are night lizards.—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 First, there were vertebrates like us, but also birds and other mammals.—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025 The blood-testing organs don’t measure water levels but rather the concentration of salt, whose healthy range lies at almost exactly the same concentration as that of the brackish intertidal water in which vertebrates first evolved (which is about one-third as salty as seawater).—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vertebrate
Harwicz’s novels are more hallucinatory than supernatural—but a more provocative distinction between her books and others in this semi-subgenre is that, for her characters, motherhood does not cause animal rage and instability so much as instantiate them.
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Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
From animal welfare to AI models, research often frames questions in ways that center human priorities and exclude nonhuman perspectives.
Plus, if you’re constantly nagged by pesky mosquitos and other flying critters, scoop up this outdoor bug zapper to rid your space of bugs for good.
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Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
If small critters like voles or mice are an issue in your garden, protect the delicate hosta stems and crowns, which these animals might see as dinner during colder months.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Oct. 2025
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