They shine in vibrant red, rich blue, or bright green–and with spots, stripes, or patches, they resemble small works of art ...

A house filled with snakes and spiders might be straight out of many people's nightmares, but to longtime exotic pet keeper Nolan Asplund, they’re like family. “Exotic animals, and animals as a whole, ...

Poison from viper infects reptile-loving man severely limiting his blood clotting ability; experts warn that keeping exotic pets can kill ...

In nature, size is often misleading. Some of the most powerful defences on Earth belong not to large predators, but to creatures small enough to disappear into leaf litter. In tropical rainforests, ...

Birds are usually linked with freedom, beauty, and calm. They sit on trees, sing in the morning, and feel safe to be around. But scientific findings have quietly changed that long-held idea. In a ...

Archaeologists have now found traces of a plant-based poison on several 60,000-year-old quartz Stone Age arrowheads found in ...

One of the most interesting aspects about Hooded Pitohuis is that they don't produce poison. In the rainforests of New Guinea lives a bird unlike any other - the Hooded Pitohui, known as the world's ...

While flocking is largely considered nontoxic to pets, animals who ingest large amounts of flocking may experience intestinal obstructions, which can be fatal without appropriate treatment. For years, ...

Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa showcase the knowledge and strategy of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, according to a new study.

BLOOMINGTON − WonderLab employees and visitors are mourning the death of one of the science museum's most beloved creatures. Cleese, perhaps the longest-living captive rough-skinned newt ever, was at ...