Every time a Burmese python swallows a meal, something remarkable happens inside its body. Its heart expands by a quarter. Its metabolism accelerates by a factor of thousands. Organs that had shrunk ...

A new study suggests a substance in python blood could lead to new weight loss therapies for humans. The mice given the substance lost 9% of their body weight over 28 days. Scientists believe this ...

Captive animals sometimes need a transfusion, but the typical approach to blood banking isn’t practical for zoos and aquariums. One veterinarian is testing a solution. Dr. Lily Parkinson, a clinical ...