The teachers were powerless to stop its antics, so in the morning, during the school holidays when no students were around, ...

These reptiles show a mix of adaptations: water conservation, heat avoidance, burrowing, fat storage, and unique defense ...

There are over 3,500 types of snakes on the planet, and most of them know how to climb trees. Although their characteristics ...

Nature has an extraordinary talent for showcasing diversity through its fascinating array of creatures, and snakes are no ...

Archaeologists have now found traces of a plant-based poison on several 60,000-year-old quartz Stone Age arrowheads found in ...

Reptile eggs are an interesting area of study, but what makes the distinction between snakes and lizards regarding their eggs ...

Newly revealed SteelBooks for Spider-Man 3 showcase previously unseen artwork of Tobey Maguire's web-slinging superhero and Topher Grace's villainous Venom.

In his new National Geographic series Pole to Pole, the actor ventures deep into the Amazon in search of creatures whose ...

Venom from the deadly funnel-web spider could soon be the key to preventing damage from heart attacks and strokes, as a ...

Queensland researchers have developed a revolutionary drug called IB409, made using funnel web spider venom, that works by preventing cell death during heart attacks and strokes. For the first time, ...

Gila monsters are an iconic creature of the desert southwest, and apparently, the scaly reptiles held the secret to modern weight loss.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles ...