All animals live in or seek a set of climate conditions they find tolerable. This "climate envelope" partially determines ...

From venomous spines to spike-covered genitalia, creatures around the world have unique features that set them apart.

A NEW invasive species of snake could be escaping the cold by crawling into people’s houses, researchers have warned. Aesculapian snakes, which can grow to over 7ft long, originally escaped ...

Invasive snakes breeding in the wild in at least three UK regions crawl up walls and into attics to survive, researchers said ...

Flying and marine animals are relatively free to follow these shifting niches. Birds and butterflies are two examples. New ...

The new species “was recorded at relatively low elevations; the surrounding habitat consists of lowland mixed with semi-deciduous monsoon tropical forests,” researchers said. “The new species is ...

Thousands of years later, each lunar year is still said to possess certain characteristics of its animal namesake, and those ...

It is unclear how many people have been bitten by snakes in New Jersey. State officials know of at least 17 snakebites in the ...

An olive-colored snake that was kept in captivity for 20 years has revealed a magnificent discovery which led to the identification of a new species.

The Nicobar Islands are a biodiversity hotspot, home to unique species found nowhere else. Long isolated, these islands have ...

"There's just a lot we don't know, and this is sort of the first step in getting a better grasp on what this biodiversity ...