All the reptile stories you may have missed over the past seven days.

They had two years to procreate, or a hierodule would be hired.

Going out with a bang.

Pie Town is a real place, and it's more than pie that draws visitors to the tiny town.

Before the Great Famine, the country experienced a storm that left a lasting mark.

Thierry Ehrmann uses giant skulls, burned-out cars, and piles of steel to represent global disorder.

It's very easy to lose things on the International Space Station.

Can an apex predator be cuddly?

The 504 Sit-In was the longest non-violent occupation of a federal building in United States history.

Every September in Yamanaka-Onsen, the owan-mikoshi gets a lift around town.

Author Geoff Manaugh shares his picks for Three Obscure Days in Los Angeles.

Though just the sight of two-month-old salted beef may make you nauseous.

Still, the island's animal conservationists have no intention of giving up.

It's kosher!

A tribune of the people is still celebrating his electoral victory.

The effort to save a rare beast on the road to extinction.

Or a Kentucky Colonel. Or a Nebraska Admiral. Or a Commodore of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

Hisako Koyama is finally getting scientific recognition for her decades of patience and precision.