Once thought to be vanishing in parts of Texas, this small reptile is now returning to some areas of the state. In recent years, sightings had decreased dramatically throughout its natural range.

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our community in a variety of ways, including 4-H, farm advisers, and nutrition ...

That is why a lizard discovered in May stood out: its belly pattern did not visually correspond to anything in the records, ...

Explosions are messy at the best of times, but when the thing exploding is an animal, or part of an animal, it rarely ends ...

In the mountains of Iran, a flycatcher scans the area for something to eat – and spots a spider in a crevice. But ...

Twitch streamer Gabriella Suarez was in the middle of a game of Minecraft when the deadly Venezuela earthquakes began. Here's ...

Scientists pulled 40,000 fossil spine fragments from the deep ocean floor and traced sea urchins living there for 104 million ...

Once a common sight across Texas, the Texas horned lizard has become increasingly rare. Now, the Caldwell Zoo is working to reverse that trend through a specialized breeding and conservation program ...

When the desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) is thirsty, it cannot just lap up water or scoop it up like a bird ...

A mystery lizard hints at progress for the San Antonio Zoo's "lizard factory," where researchers rebuild the Texas horned lizard population.

Up to four invasive snake species, harmless to humans, are threatening the biodiversity of Mediterranean islands. One has ...

The world of birds never stops fascinating us, and every time we start exploring it, we discover something new and surprising ...