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Dec 27, 2021
These ancient marine reptiles got very big, very fast
They left whales in the evolutionary dust.
Sep 06, 2021
This rainbow-scaled lizard lived anonymously in the Andes—until now
The Feiruz wood lizard is one of more than a dozen recently found Peruvian creatures.
Aug 13, 2021
A guide to all the places with no snakes
This brief hissstory is for the ophidiophobes.
Apr 16, 2021
High temperatures can cause embryonic bearded dragons to change sex
Harsh conditions may have led to this surprising evolutionary trait.
Apr 10, 2021
How to avoid an alligator encounter—and what to do if you can’t
Gators like to be left alone, but they're also hard to see.
Apr 03, 2019
Megapixels: CRISPR turned these lizards into ghosts
Albino lizards? For spring? Groundbreaking
Jan 24, 2019
This ancient stegosaurus-platypus mashup has everything
Bony plates? Check. Cartilaginous duck bill? You bet.
Jul 14, 2018
Can we really ever know if animals are happy?
Tail wags, rat giggles, and horse snorts.
Jun 15, 2018
These snakes slurp snails, and that’s great for farmers
Not all snakes are scary.
Apr 10, 2018
These ancient, swimming reptiles may have been the biggest animals of all time
England's ichthyosaurs have changed the course of paleontology again.