American alligators and South African crocodiles populate waterways a third of the globe apart, and yet both have detectable levels of long-lived industrial and household compounds for nonstick ...

Deep inside the caves of Gabon, a pioneering researcher is discovering how these cryptic carnivores push the limits of adaptation. Conservation ecologist Matt Shirley studies how the African dwarf ...

Authorities in South Africa carried out a high-risk recovery operation over the weekend, airlifting a massive crocodile suspected of eating a local resident. The operation followed last month’s ...