It's 21 October, which means it's International Reptile Awareness day—an occasion to promote education and conservation of these cold-blooded creatures. Reptiles are a group of vertebrates with skin ...

Unbeknownst to the Mary river turtle, the Australian species has been labelled a punk. Perhaps it's the little green mohawk, made of algae strands that grow on its body, or the novel fact that it ...

Researchers said this creature, named Breugnathair elgolensis, possessed teeth that were sharply curved and hook-like, as in ...