When it comes to tackling invasive species in South Florida, it's not just about spotting and removing. A group of University ...

No species is a ‘villain’ – and even humans’ least favourite creatures are part of a web that makes all life possible, says author Jo Wimpenny ...

Planning a trip usually begins with excitement. You imagine the destination, the food, and the places you will explore. Then comes the part that often.

Fossil reveals that a giant python over 4 meters long once lived in Taiwan. The discovery rewrites the island's natural history.

A bird sanctuary in KZN was surprised to find two dangerous snakes only a day apart, one of which was a mamba.

If Coco Chanel gave the common blackbird a makeover, the result would be the oropendola. With a minimalist colour palette and ...

Unlike the green iguanas that have become a familiar, if unwelcome, sight in the region, Nile monitors are aggressive ...

Researchers have long known that temperature can determine whether some reptiles develop as male or female, but this process ...

In reptiles, a simple temperature change can determine whether an egg develops into a male or female. This process is formally known as temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), in which the sex ...

A large, aggressive lizard species is establishing breeding populations across South Florida, and it’s nothing like the iguanas residents are used to seeing on seawalls or in backyard mango trees.

Researchers pinpoint when temperature determines sex and uncover early genetic changes guiding male or female development in ...