Ke Huy Quan’s blue pit viper makes an endearing addition to the 'Zooptopia' menagerie, which centers on mismatched partners ...

Tainrakuasuchus bellator, a swift croc ancestor from Brazil, reveals that fierce reptile predators ruled Earth long before ...

Australia is home to many endangered reptiles and frogs. This national snapshot shows their numbers have dropped sharply. But ...

The Nevada desert once scarred by mushroom clouds now shelters a surprisingly rich web of life, with scientists documenting ...

Animals can adapt to any environment – even a sandy, arid landscape like the Sahara Desert. The vast stretches of sand dunes, ...

Saguaro Park in southeastern Arizona, near Tucson, offers a landscape unlike anything you’ll see elsewhere. The park hosts ...

The Yarrow's spiny lizard lives in a narrow band of the Mule Mountains, but its numbers are declining as temperatures warm ...

New understanding about how snakes sequester ammonia may lead to treatments for infection-caused kidney stones ...

Tainrakuasuchus bellator, a swift croc ancestor from Brazil, reveals that fierce reptile predators ruled Earth long before ...

Should health insurance cover marijuana? Should it cover vodka? Lucky Strikes? Bacon cheeseburgers? Like all those substances, marijuana contains pleasure-giving, mind-altering chemicals that the ...

Most people’s reaction to seeing a snake is a mix of surprise and a sudden urge to be somewhere else. While many snakes are quite content to move at a leisurely pace, a select few have turned speed ...

The Mojave Desert Tortoise is a famous symbol of the American Southwest and one that faces something of a paradox – while the ...