We explain why snakes have to shed their entire top layer of skin in one go as part of their growth cycle and how often they ...

Usually, fossilized animal remains result from bits of bone or impressions of a creature long-passed. But sometimes a specific place has just the right conditions to preserve even more. From Richards ...

In a limestone cave beneath the oil fields of southwestern Oklahoma, scientists have uncovered something that should not have ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest known skin fossils, dating back long before the dinosaurs. The samples, found in a cave in Oklahoma, USA, show that reptile scales haven’t changed much in the ...

Skin-shedding in reptiles is a crucial natural bodily process. Some people think that only snakes and lizards shed, but this is untrue. It’s an essential part of life for all reptiles for a variety of ...

Scientists have discovered mummified skin that is older than the dinosaurs. The skin, which they say likely belonged to a reptile, is estimated to come from the Paleozoic era, between 541 million to ...

The world’s oldest known fossilized skin belonged to a species of reptile that lived before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, a new study has found. The fragment of fossilized reptile skin was found in a ...

If you are really liking social distancing during COVID-19, Jesse Rothacker has a great way to help you make it last longer. Rothacker, founder and president of Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary, in ...

(CNN) — The world’s oldest known fossilized skin belonged to a species of reptile that lived before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, a new study has found. (CNN) — The world’s oldest known fossilized skin ...