Legend has it the Eastern hellbenders slithered here straight from hell and But in the age of humans, that evolutionary asset ...

Utah researchers think they now know how existing crocodiles and alligators were able to survive the last two extinctions.

Scientists say the Trump administration’s embrace of de-extinction won’t help endangered species like the Great Lakes gray ...

Discover how crocodiles survived two mass extinctions thanks to their flexible diets and habitats, according to research.

A new explanation has emerged for why Homo sapiens survived in Europe and North Asia when the apparently better-adapted ...

In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, science writer Henry Gee considers how long we’ve got, and how we can extend our ...

The secret to their longevity could help conservationists better protect species today threatened by extinction.

Learn why a comprehensive comparison of crocodile skulls, teeth, and jaws hints that generalists, not specialists are best ...

It turns out it does matter what you eat, especially to crocodylians — crocodiles, alligators and gharials — a species ...

"There has been a bewildering array of different ecological roles for crocodylomorphs, from terrestrial herbivores and ...

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...