Many reptiles excrete solid uric acid crystals instead of liquid urine, a water-saving adaptation that could hold clues for human medicine. If you’ve never cared for a reptile, you might be surprised ...

A gardener was left distraught after finding a snake had wrapped itself around netting encircling his flowerbeds, and he's not the only one to have experienced the issue ...

Reptiles don’t just pee, they crystallize their waste. Researchers found that snakes and other reptiles form tiny uric acid ...

When a bird spots a predator and emits an alarm call, do its neighbors think "predator" and then react? Or do they ...

In studying animal communication, it’s hard to know whether animals react instinctively to the vocalizations of others or actually understand the meaning. In a recent UC Berkeley study, researchers ...

Ancient snakes once possessed four limbs, but evolution dramatically reshaped them. A genetic 'switch' called the ZRS ...

Scientists have hypotheses about some of nature's biggest mysteries but are still working on proof. Some beautiful phenomena ...

Discover the world's strangest moths. From the fluffy Venezuelan Poodle Moth to the giant Atlas Moth, these insects display ...

Wooden walkways snake over turquoise waters so pure that they seem to glow ... leaving every traveler with a profound sense ...

The research team confirmed they will conduct micro computed tomography scans to determine whether the egg contains a ...

Just a short ferry ride from the mainland near DeLand lies Hontoon Island State Park, a 1,650-acre slice of wild Florida that somehow remains one of the state’s best-kept secrets.

The Idaho Potato Museum stands as perhaps the most unique cultural institution in town, housed in the Old Oregon Short Line Railroad Depot, a building with its own historical significance.