Snakes offer a surprising solution to kidney stones and gout. Unlike humans, reptiles excrete uric acid as tiny, smooth microspheres, preventing painful crystal formation. Scientists are now studying ...

Tropical Storm Melissa spaghetti models show chances of striking Florida ‘Unfit to Serve’: Pentagon Targets Kirk Critics Nickels only? Grocers warn ending pennies could put stores in legal hot water ...

A paleontological discovery on the Scottish Isle of Skye reveals the fossilized remains of a Jurassic reptile with a surprising physique, combining characteristics of lizards and snakes. This ...

New research has uncovered a species of hook-toothed lizard that lived about 167 million years ago and has a confusing set of features seen in snakes and geckos—two very distant relatives. One of the ...

Scientists found new gecko species hidden in plain sight in pristine deserts of southern Africa, thanks to their loud, barking mating calls On a cool, starry night six years ago, a young scientist ...

Come check out Melvin’s brand-new enclosure! From plants to hides, this custom setup is perfect for a happy and healthy crested gecko. Plus, you’ll get to officially meet Melvin, our adorable new ...

Snakebites cause hundreds of thousands of deaths and permanent disabilities every year, but the development of effective antivenoms is extremely challenging — not least owing to the heterogeneity of ...

Shortly after graduating from high school, Brian Butler started loading trucks at a UPS freight facility in Denver. Working nights for the next 16 years, he sometimes found himself so strapped for ...

The largest public display of rare and endangered geckos in New York City is set to open to the public in East Williamsburg next month. Despite its large and diverse reptile collection, the Gecko ...

An Australian man’s recent discovery of snakes in his backyard turned out to be more than he bargained for. Local animal wranglers reported retrieving over 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes from ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Wednesday marked the Lunar New Year and the beginning of the year of the snake, and the Field Museum of Natural History figured it made for a fitting time to talk about snakes. But ...

While it remains to be seen if this gecko will endorse any products in the business world, a new species is nonetheless making big news in the science world. A team of biologists led by University of ...