On the rock tors of Central Otago, herpetologist Carey Knox scans the schist ledges for lizards. He's looking for a grand skink, or an Otago skink. Both are endangered lizard species that became ...

Every month, Netflix do a pesky spring clean of its titles, no doubt removing at least one or two from your watchlist. While it’s frustrating, the streaming giant has no choice as its vast range of ...

It's the time of year when scientific organizations take a look back at some of the most amazing new animals, plants, fungi ...

The endangered animals, including frogs and iguanas, were found stuffed inside clothes in an Indian national’s luggage.

Islands are the location of two extremes: they hold the greatest concentration on earth of both biodiversity and species ...

BENGALURU: Airport Customs officials on Sunday rescued 379 endangered animals being smuggled to Bengaluru from Malaysia ...

Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote corners of ...

Reptiles, for instance, have drastically reduced in size from the era of dinosaurs to present-day geckos and sparrows ... huge animals like sauropods or giant sloths, and this has been the ...

Here’s how it works. The world's largest iceberg is on the move again after escaping from a giant vortex that caused it to spin in place for months. This is the big berg's second great escape in ...

In 2014 L. Lee Grismer and colleagues published their description of the Enggano dwarf gecko (Hemiphyllodactylus engganoensis), a reptile unique to the island. Today, the island is also home to ...

The Extremely Large Telescope is currently under construction, with the most recent milestones including progress made with building the dome, central structure and the base for the primary mirror ...