Long before dinosaurs became dominant, Earth was ruled by an unsettling cast of reptiles that reshaped life after the ...

Dwelling around 167 million years ago, the chimeric reptile was discovered along with 70 other prehistoric species.

Snakes have two penises (aka hemipenes) that come in a diverse array of shapes and sizes. And they could owe it all to their ...

A strange little snake fossil found on England’s south coast has finally revealed its secrets—more than 40 years after it was ...

Two new studies into lizard colors reveal how one species maintains its colorful diversity while others are losing their ...

A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s ...

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

With studies of fossilized bones, gut contents, eggshells and more, paleontologists revealed new and captivating details ...

After combing through NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's archive of sweeping extragalactic cosmic fields, a small team of ...

The king cobra occupies a singular position in the natural world-one defined not just by its biology but also by an unlikely ...

This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles were capable of. Here’s the truth behind its notorious reputation, ...