Air travel can be stressful for many reasons. While there are ways to make the ordeal easier, there are some things you just ...

Jay Ingram's "The Science of Pets" is a must-read about facts and myths about a global "petpourri" of animals, what's in ...

The spider on the ceiling, the neighbor’s barking dog, or a slithering snake–animals can trigger not just fright but outright ...

Two highly venomous snakes were discovered living in squalid conditions, with about two inches of their own feces in ...

Patricia Wyer has seen many animals come and go at her wildlife rescue center near Cheyenne, but her most heartwarming tale ...

Ancient England snake fossil Paradoxophidion helps explain how modern snakes evolved during warm humid Eocene period.

High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

Red snakes are perhaps the most visually stunning of these intriguing reptiles, drawing attention with vibrant shades of ...

Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

American colonies declaring their independence from Great Britain. One of the most enduring symbols of those “times that try ...

Side-blotched lizards probably don’t call the game that, but they play a version of it anyway. A new study explains the ...

Utah biologists have characterized D. woaabi, the first of two nematode species recently discovered in the lake’s ...