Island reptiles are vanishing fast—but scientists are barely paying attention. Here's why that needs to change.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSL/CNN)-- It may have weighed only 2 1/2 pounds and stood about 6 inches tall, but the discovery of a half mammal, half reptile's skull in eastern Utah has huge implications for ...

Welcome to the ultimate reptile zoo experience 100 animals, countless stories, and one unforgettable tour. From venomous ...

The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), sometimes called the duck-billed platypus is native to Eastern Australia and Tasmania. It is the sole-surviving member of its family (Ornithorhynchidae) and ...

Ancient reptile had mammal-like tooth enamel Priosphenodon specimens found in Argentina show the Late Cretaceous reptile evolved to have resilient tooth enamel similar to that in mammals Date: May 12, ...

"The ancestral stock that mammals evolved from didn't look or function like a living reptile," said Stephanie Pierce, Thomas D. Cabot Associate Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and ...

A 130-million-year-old skull of a tiny mammal found amid a set of dinosaur bones in Utah more than a decade ago could reshape the way scientists think about the breakup of Earth’s ancient ...

State officials are coming up with a long-term plan for a small alligator caught in the frigid water of the Charles River near Back Bay in Boston this week. An American alligator caught Wednesday ...