Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North ...

The giant extinct shark species known as the megalodon has captured the interest of scientists and the general public alike, ...

Reptiles are a diverse animal classification group of scaly, cold-blooded vertebrates that can be found in habitats all around the world. Crocodiles, snakes, turtles and lizards belong to the ...

A Big Night event in Cumberland is one of many community efforts in Maine to assist amphibians across roadways during their ...

“If you had to pick a vertebrate group that could survive ... referring to the metabolic rate of cold-blooded animals. “Ectotherms can be about 25 times more efficient in this regard than ...

Avoiding driving on rainy spring nights will also help protect these fragile vertebrates. Why all the effort to keep some tiny, cold-blooded creatures from being squished in the road? As voracious ...