Our bones did not begin deep inside the body. They started in the skin, not long after the first complex animals took shape.

Scientists in Australia have discovered a rare new lizard species with no front arms and only back limbs, revealing how ...

This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles were capable of. Here’s the truth behind its notorious reputation, by a herpetologist.

Names such as Gila monster and Komodo dragon, conjure up images of creatures more suited to realms of science fiction. Yet these mini-dinosaurs are very real, with many of the approximate 6,000 ...