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The Australian major skink (Bellatorias frerei) evolved to resist a specific component of snake neurotoxins. In the case of the major skink (Bellatorias frerei), resistance comes in the form of ...

A strange slimy creature had Lowveld National Botanical garden’s supervisor, Eric Mnyokane worried on March 7. The creature, which at first looked like a snake, was seen slithering in the garden and ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

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