With their pristine fur and dark almond eyes, arctic foxes are possibly one of the most beautiful mammals to have lived in ...

We often see documentaries or videos of alligators floating in the water with their eyes and nostrils out, sneakily waiting for prey. Sometimes, these alligators are sleeping or just relaxing and ...

Why desert lizards are facing their own 'cost-of-living' crisis It's a well-known fact that lizards like to bask in the sun to regulate ... to global warming. These reptiles need more energy ...

The idea of a river that is so hot it boils its victims alive might sound like something from a tale from Greek mythology.

The gopher tortoise digs long burrows that it uses to escape from wildfires in Florida as well as the intense sun; these in ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 22 — It’s a well-known fact that lizards like to bask in the sun to regulate their body temperature ... are the most vulnerable to global warming. These reptiles need more energy to ...

A bundled duo huddled together in beach chairs enjoys the warmth of the sun as a stiff breeze comes ... consecutive days of cold at a time before warming up. “But this looks like it’s going ...

On January 25, there will be a special event in Philadelphia to welcome in the “Year of the Snake” when the Penn Museum (33rd and Spruce streets, Philadelphia, 215-898-4000, www.penn.museum) hosts its ...

It traps heat from the Sun by absorbing ... eruptions, warming the planet and melting back the ice.” The study demonstrates that these CO 2 changes were instrumental in transitioning Earth out of an ...

Deep in the heart of the Amazon, in the Mayantayacu region of Peru, there is the Shanay-timpishka river, where a person can be boiled alive. Its water temperature reaches up to 100 °C. The name of the ...

As you visit the beach, don’t be alarmed when a bunch of free-roaming cats quickly rushes over and starts warming up to you ... vivarium that also houses other invertebrates and small reptiles. It is ...