A serendipitous find in the National Museum of Natural History’s collections yielded just the second known specimen of a ...

Come eye-to-eye with some of the world's most endangered species at the habitat that visitors are loving already.

Researchers landed on an uninhabited island known for its archaeological ruins and started looking for snakes, lizards and other reptiles.

Everyone knows that dinosaurs are extinct, and most people have some idea about how it might have occurred. But the exact ...

On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a 4-foot-long creature moved through the overgrown rainforest covering the site of an abandoned village. Its orange eyes scanned its surroun ...

The House Game and Fisheries Committee advanced a bill to establish an official state reptile. Here is what reptile and why.

Such a move could radically alter the legal and ecological landscape of Hyderabad's most hotly contested land Hyderabad: As ...

Ethicists and conservationists appear to be divided over what the purpose of bringing back extinct species should be – and whether it matters.

Georgia and Florida have their share of gators, turtles, snakes and iguanas. Now add Argentine tegus to the mix. Here's where to spot them.

Scientists have discovered a previously unseen feature of a species of dinosaur, bringing them one step closer to ...

The relentless swarm of cane toads (Rhinella marina) conquering Australia may soon be hobbled by an enemy from within. Plans ...

After Hurricane Helene devastated Florida’s coast, gopher tortoise populations unexpectedly surged in one area.