The Basilisk lizard is an amphibious reptile that hails from the tropical areas of Central and South America and has earned ...

Is the end of men near? Scientists warn the Y chromosome, key to male identity, is shrinking fast after 166 million years of ...

Paleontologists also report that the first crocodiles existed in Ethiopia 3.4 million years ago. Both crocodiles and ...

"Black Throat Monitors are one of the longest monitor species in the world and can grow up to 7 feet long!" ...

Docile, furry and cute to some, possums have become an unexpected ally in the effort to slow the invasion of Burmese pythons, ...

Kearney, Nebraska, is the sandhill crane capital of the world. This is because every year, more than half a million sandhill ...

Indiana DNR shares how to help native Indiana turtles cross the road safely and why they don't make good pets.

Researchers studying a 250-million-year-old fossil have found the first ever proof that mammal ancestors laid eggs, with the ...

PhD candidate Marta Miñarro discovered a rare specimen that lays large eggs and cares for its tadpoles once they hatch ...

Tis the season When the water temperature creeps into the low 60s and the first full moon of spring arrives, the bass fishing world completely changes. The annual spawn pushes giant female largemouth ...

The Memphis Zoo is home to 3,500-plus animals. Here are some of our favorites that don't always get the spotlight.

Twice this week, alligators have gotten a little too close for comfort in Southport. Here's how to protect yourself.