Researchers reveal the rapid evolution and radiation of reptiles actually began before the end of the Permian in connection to the steadily increasing temperatures, which drove successive climate ...

While most reptiles are wild, many are kept as pets because of their reputation for being mysterious and exotic. Having an unconventional pet comes with its own concerns, though, that you'll need to ...

A new international study involving researchers from Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has found that 21 percent of the reptile species on Earth (one in five species), ...

Clare Holleley receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). We are only just starting to appreciate the full ...

Long dismissed as unintelligent, reptiles are emerging as cognitively and emotionally complex animals. A new study involving tortoises suggests that they also possess mood states. By Brandon Keim ...