The sight of a saltwater crocodile basking on a mudbank is one of the most iconic and intimidating images of northern ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Stephanie Kirsop didn’t believe her son when he phoned to say a crocodile was lurking in a creek near their home. The family live in the temperate coastal city of Newcastle, ...

Freshwater crocodiles die every year in Australia from eating poisonous cane toads that humans introduced to the continent. Now scientists have... To save wild crocodiles in Australia, scientists gave ...

The aquatic reptiles cannot resist eating invasive toads that are toxic, so scientists gave the crocodiles a dose of nonlethal food poisoning to adjust their behavior. By Jack Tamisiea When Dr. Seuss ...

Police in Australia are warning residents that crocodiles are "absolutely everywhere" after heavy rains caused major flooding in parts of the Northern Territory. "There are crocs absolutely everywhere ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American It’s difficult today to work out which name ...

"I have not seen this many crocodiles in the floodwaters around Katherine before," said the mayor of Katherine Australian police warned residents that crocodiles are “absolutely everywhere” after ...