A tense confrontation unfolds as local villagers encounter a massive Komodo dragon, the world's largest living lizard species ...

A giant water monitor lizard was rescued from floodwaters at a market in Thailand. The five-foot reptile was struggling in the high tide before locals placed it in a foam box in Samut Prakan, near ...

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From the column: "The whole regime of state-level 'medical' marijuana programs is based on political decisions, not science." ...

An experiment on reptile decomposition aims to shed light on a variety of paleontological mysteries, including why so many ...

Should health insurance cover marijuana? Should it cover vodka? Lucky Strikes? Bacon cheeseburgers? Like all those substances, marijuana contains pleasure-giving, mind-altering chemicals that the ...

Animal control is used to dealing with stray cats and dogs. But what happens when there’s a peacock strutting down the alley?

Saguaro Park in southeastern Arizona, near Tucson, offers a landscape unlike anything you’ll see elsewhere. The park hosts ...

Six snake species in Florida can kill you, but few people have died in 20 years. Still, researchers say we need to learn more ...

A kiss is one of the most universal gestures in the world. It’s a wordless way to show affection that transcends language, ...

You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the ...