Ancient skin pigments reveal that many turtles and "sea monsters" sported dark colors for tens of millions of years, a new study says.

Now, a research team says new evidence resolves the case. The latest clue comes from a complete skeleton — first uncovered in ...

Now, a research team says new evidence resolves the case. The latest clue comes from a complete skeleton — first uncovered in Montana in 2006 — that scientists say identifies the mystery reptile as ...

Scientists say there’s new evidence that settles the origins of a mysterious dinosaur excavated in the 1940s. Researchers ...

In honor of National Reptile Awareness Day, here are some of the coolest reptile superpowers you probably didn't know about.

Amphibians and reptiles are among the most threatened vertebrate groups worldwide, facing multiple stressors that highly jeopardize their survival. Although ...

A fossil unearthed along the coast of England was identified as a new species of a renowned “sword dragon” reptile that dominated the sea during the Jurassic Period. The nearly complete ichthyosaur ...

Model of the ichthyosaur Eurhinosaurus longirostris, from the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France), showing the different measurements used in the study. A team from the University of ...

They’re agile on land. Intelligent in behavior. And…they can gallop like a horse? Learn what makes Cuban crocodiles so extraordinary. Mike Bock Invisible beneath the murky water, a hunter waits with ...

The Platonic ideal of a chameleon, at least for those of us with televisions, is a small, somewhat nervous-looking reptile with the astounding ability to change the colors of its body in drastic and ...

Iguanas can regenerate damaged tails, endure long periods without food, and sense danger with incredible precision. Far from fragile, these reptiles are armed with evolutionary advantages that have ...