Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which ...

Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago ...

A snake species that hasn't been spotted in the UK for over 300,000 years has made a surprising return, with some individuals ...

Europe's biggest snakes, which can grow up to 6.5 feet long, have been found "thriving" in parts of North Wales after two ...

The world’s largest agricultural boom is transforming a vast savanna of hidden wonders. Here’s what happens when progress ...

The move comes two years after state officials first placed the aquarium on probation for allegedly mistreating animals.

The banks of the mighty Meghna River, in some areas, are littered with an alarming number of dead fish and other aquatic species. Shocking levels of industrial pollution are to blame for this, experts ...

CHILLICOTHE— The Lunar New Year celebration recently started on Jan. 29 and will run until Feb 12 leaving behind the year of ...

A petition with more than 400 signatures wants the Woodbridge Council to establish a animal welfare ordinance to ban zoos with public interaction.

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

The most efficient time to look for pythons is between the hours of 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Surveying overnight generally yielded ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were ...