The fossil was first found in the 1930s in Germany’s Solnhofen limestone, famous for preserving Jurassic life. One half ended ...

A chance museum discovery has led paleontologists to identify a new species of ancient reptile, Sphenodraco scandentis, that ...

Paleontologists have identified a new ancient reptile from the Solnhofen limestone slabs, thanks to a chance discovery. A ...

Snakes climbing trees use significantly more force than necessary to grip, a strategy detailed in Biology Letters. This overcompensation, sometimes tr ...

By combing the details preserved by both fossils, Victor and a team of scientists concluded that the animal was an extinct species new to science. Sphenodraco scandentis appears to be the earliest ...

Snakes have adapted to climb trees, leap across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s ...

From Mughal menageries to colonial spectacles, zoos have always been about power, not care. Now, as science and ethics ...

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Sand Ridge State Forest in Forest City is Illinois’ best-kept natural secret, and frankly, it’s too extraordinary to stay ...