The Iberian ribbed newt defends itself by poisoning its own bones and shoving them through its skin. Humans took a look at it and decided that if any animal deserves to be an astronaut, this newt does ...

The Iberian ribbed newt likes doing regular newt things, like living in ponds and eating worms. But when they’re threatened by a predator, they basically become the newt version of Wolverine from ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Wooper’s new evolved form was inspired by one of the weirdest kinds of lizards in Spain. The ...

Mutant newts regrow normal limbs in place of defective ones By Michael Franco March 07, 2024 The Iberian ribbed newt might be relatively small, but it has the mighty power to regenerate its limbs and ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have managed to sequence the giant genome of a salamander, the Iberian ribbed newt, which is a full six times greater than the human genome. Amongst the ...

Scientists at the Karolinska Institute have sequenced the genome of a salamander, the Iberian ribbed newt, which is a full six times larger than the human genome. Among the early findings is a family ...

The Spanish ribbed newt has an unusual method of protecting itself: when presented with an attacker, the newt can pierce its own skin with its rib bones, allowing it to stab a predator and deliver a ...

Dec. 22 (UPI) --Scientists have for the first time sequenced the entire genome of the Iberian ribbed newt. Their efforts revealed a unique family of genes important to the salamander's impressive ...