Long dismissed as unintelligent, reptiles are emerging as cognitively and emotionally complex animals. A new study involving ...

How can we guess the size of an extinct animal when all that remains are a few scattered bones? A study conducted by ...

Reptiles are an incredibly diverse group of animals, with more than 10,000 known species found across the globe. This fascinating class includes snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and many more.

RHINELANDER (WJFW) — The Wisconsin DNR is asking the public to report any sightings of herptiles on the road.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Andrew Adam is an animal lover, which was his career plan as a student at Augustana. “I ...

Ever wondered about the secret to a long life? Perhaps understanding the lifespans of other animals with backbones (or “vertebrates”) might help us unlock this mystery. You’ve probably heard turtles ...

Tropical cyclones have been dangerous and deadly even in the time of giants but paleontologists turned to some of the smallest reptile fossils to reveal the rath of these storms.

The palaeontologists who made the discovery said the pterosaurs were "smashed from the sky" by the storm and were "rapidly ...

On Sept. 26, 1957, renowned herpetologist and Field Museum curator emeritus Karl Patterson Schmidt died from a snakebite. He documented the process in meticulous, graphic detail.