Where did the first dinosaurs come from? A new paper suggests that their elusive remains may lie buried in some of the ...

To account for the numerous gaps in the fossil record, they treated the parts of the world where fossils have not been ...

“Reptile brains are smaller than the brains of birds or mammals ... Within birds, the new study finds that so-called core land birds, a group that includes woodpeckers, falcons, and parrots, also have ...

The mystery behind the origins of the dinosaurs may have been given a new twist, with a modeling study suggesting they may have evolved in what is today equatorial Africa and South America. This would ...

What are amphibians and reptiles? Amphibians are frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. Most amphibians have complex life cycles with time on land and in the water. Their skin must stay moist to absorb ...

Amphibians and reptiles are amazing creatures with clever adaptations that have allowed them to brave the millennia. Consider the Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard's scaly hind toes, which resemble ...

The new habitat at the zoo home to a group of six tuataras A group of ancient three-eyed reptiles, from a species that dates back before the dinosaurs, have been welcomed at a zoo. The reptiles ...