Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and the gymnophiona) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids ...

Scientists have unearthed in the badlands of Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park the fossilized neck bone of a young Cryodrakon, a type of flying reptile called a pterosaur, that may have died in ...

That was life – and death – in the Cretaceous Period in the Canadian province of Alberta. Scientists have unearthed in the badlands of Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park the fossilized neck bone of a ...

(Reuters) - About 76 million years ago, a juvenile of one of the largest flying creatures in Earth's history, called Cryodrakon boreas, walked along a riverbank on a lush coastal plain and lowered ...

The vertebra belonged to a juvenile Azhdarchid pterosaur, a species of giant, prehistoric flying reptile with bones similar to birds, making them thin and typically poorly preserved, researchers said.

Frogs, lizards, snakes, spiders and other insect pests are being transported across the world on cut flowers and potted plants, with the potential to harm nature, according to scientists.

In the United States, around 2.3 million households are home to reptiles, which includes these shelled reptiles. That accounts for 1.8% of all American households that have a pet. Despite their ...

Heart conditions that can lead to health emergencies when flying include coronary artery disease (CAD), cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heart rate), recent heart surgery, an implanted heart device, ...