We explain why snakes have to shed their entire top layer of skin in one go as part of their growth cycle and how often they ...

With its green, leathery leaves, the snake plant is considered an extremely robust and easy-care houseplant. However, few ...

A University of Kentucky-led research group is studying snake fungal disease across Kentucky to answer a question with high ...

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Pest control experts are warning the public about a newly discovered invasive coin-marked snake species in Malta that could ...

A cane toad that hitchhiked into New South Wales on a vehicle travelling from Queensland has been captured, state authorities ...

A new study published in Science shows that these plants—called cycads—use infrared radiation from heat as a signal to ...

From metaphors for our behavior to demonstrations of our superior status, we use animals to help define ourselves.

Cycad cones aren’t always hot. Instead, they follow daily cycles of heating and cooling: Pollen-laden male cones produce a big burst of heat in the late afternoon, and then ovulating female cones warm ...

The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they ...

Scientists map how climate-driven extreme heat and human land use together push almost 8,000 vertebrate species toward extinction.

Across the globe, stunned locals have captured footage of animals born with extra heads, legs, eyes, and even tentacle-like ...