We explain why snakes have to shed their entire top layer of skin in one go as part of their growth cycle and how often they ...

To understand this phenomenon more closely, let us take a look at seven things snakes do when they are undergoing brumation. These are strange but important elements of a snake’s behaviour. During ...

Turtles can slow their hearts down to sleep underwater. Some species of turtles can even breath through their butts!

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s ...

The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they ...

Cycad cones aren’t always hot. Instead, they follow daily cycles of heating and cooling: Pollen-laden male cones produce a big burst of heat in the late afternoon, and then ovulating female cones warm ...

Blazing colors and enticing scents may be showy, but they're just one part of the toolkit plants use to lure in pollinators.

Even for the most ardent nature fan, it is all too easy to overlook slugs. Not only are they small, on the ground, and well, ...

Sneaking through the southwestern United States and Mexican deserts, the Mojave rattlesnake has a dreaded reputation as being one of the most venomous snakes in the world. Having the powerful ...

How large a prey can a Dominican Boa, i.e. our tètchyen, swallow?” That is a question that you may have asked, or was asked ...

Studies on primates suggest that we are predisposed to fear certain characteristics of snakes because of potential danger.

Wildfires rage, yet many snakes slither on. Here’s how ancient survival tricks may be helping reptiles outlast climate-driven ...