The Golden State has added an official shrub and snake, both selected for how they embody California’s natural resilience.

Sacramento County officials are weighing a wave of development proposals that could turn thousands of acres of rice fields ...

Counts of the elusive giant garter snake have dwindled in recent decades. What could unexpected construction do to its ...

Wondrous kelp beds harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing ...

Discover the vibrant world of snakes, often overlooked but boasting stunning colors and patterns. From the gold-ringed cat ...

Beneath the waves are millions of dangerous sea creatures – and they exist on every continent, from Oceania to Asia and ...

Elizabeth Berkley’s biggest year onscreen in more than a decade — with a role in Ryan Murphy’s soapy legal drama 'All’s Fair' ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --An Australian snake wrangler responded to a home in Queensland to capture a laundry basket intruder that turned out to be one of the world's most venomous snakes. Summer Woolston, a ...

People bitten by a black mamba, a venomous snake that lives in central and southern Africa, have just hours to live. The snake’s venom disrupts nerves and muscles, and eventually paralyses the lungs ...

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Carly D. Kenkel has received funding from NSF, NOAA, The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, the Mary Gard ...