The Molinaro Snake Lab shares a look at a fully formed baby ball python in its egg as it prepares to hatch.

Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - A Tucson pet store is asking for the public's help after two ball pythons were stolen from their southeast side location on March 23. The theft happened around 6:30 p.m. at ...

Mississippi continues to have one of the lowest life expectancies in the nation, raising questions about why residents here die years earlier than the U.S. average. According to the Centers for ...

Feeling proud of your choice to live in San Diego County? You should – it might mean you live a little longer. County residents are living to the age of 81.5 years, according to data released Thursday ...

CU Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain metabolically healthy. The ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder whose hallmark symptom is inflammation in the joints resulting in swelling, pain, and stiffness. But RA, particularly if left untreated or ...

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — How much access to opportunity Washtenaw County residents have varies depending on where they live, a new county index and map shows. The county Office of Community and Economic ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Settegast neighborhood in northeast Houston has been home to Carolyn Rivera for more than four decades. Rivera said that it is a place she chose to stay for the long term ...

The Globe’s recent article about the Boston Public Health Commission’s report on widening life-expectancy gaps should not come as a surprise (“Boston moves to close life expectancy gap,” Metro, March ...

In the Globe’s coverage of the Boston Public Health Commission’s new life expectancy data (“Boston moves to close life expectancy gap,” Metro, March 2), Mayor Michelle Wu observed that “a beacon that ...

Life expectancy for people with ATTR amyloidosis varies, generally ranging from 3 to 15 years after symptoms appear, and depends on the specific type of the condition and any other health issues a ...