Leptophis mystacinus, or the mustache parrot snake, was discovered in the Cerrado, a massive savanna of mixed grasslands, shrublands, rocky outcrops and forests known for its biodiversity, according ...

Near a campsite in southeastern Africa, a “golden”-eyed creature sat in the sand and called out with “high-pitched notes.” Its “cryptic” looks and “poorly studied” home helped it go largely overlooked ...

Other photos, shared on X by @HerpsInTheNews, show the color variation of ... Hoskin said he named the new species after the Latin word “atra, meaning black or dark,” because of its coloring.

The new species varies in color “but always (has) darker blotches on a pale background,” researchers said. A photo shows one sand frog with a pale gray body covered in copper and dark brown ...

By cradling strangers’ infants in the neonatal unit, I regained faith in the value of small acts of tenderness.

Science dioramas of yesteryear can highlight the biases of the time. Exhibit experts are reimagining, annotating — and sometimes mothballing — the scenes.

We analyze the intricate male bird of paradise mating dance and explain how and why he performs the ritual in this way.