The impossible predicament of the death newts(crookedtimber.org)
548 points by bdr | 179 comments
Crooked Timber blog post by Doug Muir explaining why the rough-skinned newt of the Pacific Northwest is so extraordinarily toxic.
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When Armor Met Lips(crookedtimber.org)
452 points by akkartik | 53 comments
A Crooked Timber essay by Doug Muir on early armored cephalopods like Plectronoceras and the evolutionary arrival of jawed predators with lips.
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