Generally, there is a belief that reptiles completely depend on their surroundings for their existence, especially for ...

We often think of the egg-laying reproductive strategy in nature as being employed by birds. Indeed, while many people associate egg-laying with birds (chickens, eagles, ostriches), there are ...

Australia’s biobanks store everything from seeds of native plants to the cells and tissue of threatened animal species ...

Rejuvenation is one of the newest and most promising developments in longevity research, a field that began in earnest in ...

Researchers studying a 250-million-year-old fossil have found the first ever proof that mammal ancestors laid eggs, with the discovery also shedding light on a remarkable survival story.

From salamanders regrowing lost limbs to sea slugs rebuilding their bodies from a severed head, the natural world is full of ...

Giant prehistoric insects may not have owed their extraordinary size to oxygen-rich air after all, after new research ...

Hidden among the red sandstone escarpments of Mutawintji National Park in western New South Wales lives a rare lizard, long isolated in this arid landscape. Known to Wiimpatja Aboriginal Owners as ...

A remarkably preserved, mummified reptile from 289 million years ago is rewriting what we know about how animals first ...

From tiny geckos to massive monitor lizards, these reptiles need the right diet, habitat, and care to live long, healthy lives. Understanding their natural behaviors, unique adaptations, and ...