A new record has been set for the world's largest snake! Read here to learn about the reticulated python "The Baroness." ...

A Guardian investigation into the U.S. overdose slowdown found that national declines masked sharp local disparities. Here's how the reporting team got the story.

Discovery of record-length python in Sulawesi highlights threats and conservation efforts for giant snakes in Indonesia.

A reticulated python found in Indonesia broke the Guinness World Record for the longest, scientifically measured wild snake ...

For the first time in more than half a century, Japan finds itself in a state of absolute panda-lessness, after the last pair of twin pandas returned to China last month. For the first time in more ...

BEIJING, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei arrived in Sichuan province on Wednesday, China's panda research base said in a social media post, leaving Japan without pandas for the ...

CNBC's China reporter Elaine Yu chats with Squawk Box Asia anchors Martin Soong and Chery Kang about the so-called "panda diplomacy", as Japan is due to return two pandas to China amid rising tensions ...

Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo before twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei return to China this week. Their departure on Tuesday will leave Japan with no ...

TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A day after news broke that Japan would soon lose its last two giant pandas to China, thousands of fans flocked to Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on Tuesday to catch a final glimpse, with ...