These legless reptiles evolved from four-legged lizards during the Jurassic period ... though it is also a useful defense mechanism. Snake venom functions in three main ways — damaging cells ...

Presumably, horned lizards from the Southwest were released in areas of the Southeast ecologically similar to their native ...

“I caught an adult horned toad, and he sprayed blood ... birds and small mammals. But the lizards’ true claim to fame in defense systems is that when they are approached by a dog, coyote ...

Although the name is horned frog, the species' real is name is "Texas horned lizard" because it has spikes. But in Texas, the animal is known as a horned frog. The school earned the name when the ...

Throughout evolution, bacteria and phages have undergone an arms race in which phages infect bacteria, which in turn develop mechanisms to resist the attacks. Much of this defense is encoded in ...

A baby great horned owl fell from its nest after strong winds destroyed its home. The Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island contacted A Place Called Hope in Connecticut to assist in reuniting the baby ...

There is much to like about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s interim national defense strategic guidance document, reported recently in the Washington Post. In keeping with the defense ...