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Climbing out of hiding

For decades, scientists have been stymied in their attempts to better understand proboscis anole, a small lizard whose defining feature is a horn on its nose, because it appeared to be all but extinct — until now.

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Fish in depth

The renovated fish gallery at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, open as of June 2, includes displays that explain both fish biology and the science being conducted on the topic at Harvard.

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Posted in Alvin Powell, arapaima, eel, Fish, fishes gallery, George Lauder, Harvard Museum of Natural History, HarvardScience, HMNH, ichthyology, Karel Liem, Life Sciences, MCZ, Museum of Comparative Zoology, robot fish, robotics, sharkskin, swim suits | Comments Off