Compared with her own experiences with nicks and cuts, the baboons’ ability to heal seemed like a superpower.

If you're hiking in the Smokies this season, keep an eye (and an ear) out for snakes, particularly these venomous ones.

Skin Deep is a genuinely stellar immersive sim, replete with chaos and countless combat options to fend off space pirates.

Species like the Chrysopelea flatten their bodies and glide through the air between trees in Southeast Asia. Thanks to an ...

Consider the biological and social implications of humans having the ability to shed their skin like a snake. Shares of ...

Corn snakes are famous for their dazzling colors and intricate patterns, yet the genetic basis of their variations has long ...

the melanin in their skin snags and sequesters the environmental toxins before they can harm the animal. The snakes slough ...

Skin-shedding in reptiles is a crucial natural bodily process. Some people think that only snakes and lizards shed, but this ...

Keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Reptile Discovery Center spotted it during a routine checkup—a small, discolored ...

Who knew a tortoise could feel through its shell? Find out why most of what we think we know about tortoise shells is ...

Rodents and larger insects can also create holes in the ground that are perfect spaces for snake nests. These holes can be found embedded in grass, in piles of dirt or sand, or under piles of logs or ...

A backyard shed burst into flames outside an Oakville ... While he went through his first 19 surgeries for skin grafting and to amputate burned fingers and toes, the state looked for a foster ...