From demon to danger noodle, human ideas about snakes can be as contradictory as the creatures themselves. In Slither, Stephen S. Hall challenges our serpent stereotypes.

Before frogs were cute, Beelzebufo ampinga lurked in Madagascar’s shadows with a skull built for bone-crunching — and possibly dinosaur-snacking.

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A serendipitous find in the National Museum of Natural History’s collections yielded just the second known specimen of a ...

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A hashtag featuring Brown Sugar has gained nearly 13 million views on social media, with thousands of likes on high-quality ...

An endangered tortoise named Mommy recently gave birth at nearly 100 years old. Sarah the matriarch did it first.

D. T. Max on the startup reversing extinction. Plus: how Trump crushed the stock market; and Seth Rogen’s notes on Hollywood.

The journey to Oconee State Park takes travelers through the rolling foothills of South Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, ...

Accommodations at Roan Mountain offer that perfect balance between comfort and immersion in nature that makes for an ideal spring break. The park features 30 cabins tucked among the trees, each ...

Jango, a 10-year-old Malayan tiger, came to Zoo Knoxville through a Species Survival Program to mate with the zoo's female tiger, Batari.

What birds will I look for as the spring advances? Longtime readers will know of my enthusiasm for warblers, also known as ...