Scientists have long puzzled over how pterosaurs became the first vertebrates to master flight. Some pterosaur species, such as the Quetzalcoatlus ...

My team’s new study may help solve the evolutionary mystery, revealing how a vane on the tip of their tails may have helped ...

While the rest of us have been getting out our sweaters and mittens the past couple of days, Florida’s famous reptiles don’t have that luxury.

Gatorland uses heat lamps, space heaters, and indoor enclosures to protect its cold-blooded animals like tortoises, reptiles, and Jawlene, the jawless alligator, during colder weather. While reptiles ...

The University’s Museum of Natural History is located on the southern end of campus, in a repurposed library space. Visitors ...

A snake cafe in the capital's trendy Harajuku district is spreading the charm of the animals, which are often misunderstood ...

Although freshwater habitats cover less than 1 percent of the Earth's surface, they support 10 percent of known animal species.

But this is where Ahvaytum may rewrite the origin story because it originates from the North American landmass, which once formed part of Laurasia. At roughly 230 million years old, it is comparable ...

EcoVivarium, a reptile sanctuary in Escondido, is asking for community support to help keep its doors open as it grapples ...

Temps approaching freezing? ZooTampa is ready with a variety of ways to keep its animals safe and comfortable.

Dinosaurs inhabited the Northern Hemisphere millions of years earlier than scientists previously thought, according to the ...

Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like ...