One of the hottest classes of drugs in the world owes part of its origin story to a weird desert lizard with a venomous bite ...

It’s a lot like being guarded by Arizona’s Ivan Kharchenkov. “He plays,” teammate Koa Peat said, “with an edge.” Kharchenkov doesn’t have the “SportsCenter” swagger of point guard Jaden Bradley, the ...

What started as a simple wildlife sighting quickly turned into a tense close encounter with one of the desert’s most famous ...

The Gila monster is one of the few venomous lizards in the world. Slow-moving but powerful, it delivers a bite you won’t forget.

Buford the Gila monster at Caldwell Zoo plays a surprising role in medical research, with the venom contributing to diabetes and weight loss medications.

We’ve got 20 live snakes, lizards, turtles, alligators, and crocs inside our special exhibition, Reptiles Alive!. Read on to learn which ones you should set a date with before they slither, crawl, and ...

Researchers at Saguaro National Park are going where few scientists have been brave enough to go before - into the mouths of Gila monsters. A project has been tracking the venomous creatures at the ...

In the battleground of nature, many animals have evolved mechanisms to both eat and avoid being eaten. This includes the production of chemical toxins, which may be used to incapacitate prey and make ...

But they weren’t all winners. In fact, quite a few ’50s monster movies were extremely rough around the edges. But, of those lesser films, some of them continue to hold a compulsively watchable charm.

With pumpkins glowing from porches, witches cackling from rooftops and cobwebs draping every corner, Halloween is all about spooky vibes, fake blood, skulls and the classic undead crew of zombies and ...