Parrot feathers, python skins, dried seahorses may tempt you when you are on a trip, or you might want to buy a protected plant or a giant clam or piece of coral. Airport customs staff often find such ...

From Richards Spur, a long filled-in cave network and active quarry in southern Oklahoma, a group of paleontologists say they’ve identified and described the oldest fossilized reptile skin ever ...

A swollen snake needed help — and fast. Photos posted online showed the snake arrived at a Virginia animal hospital with a ...

A 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil unveils rare skin details, reshaping our understanding of ancient marine life.