Charlie dragon gets his name from Zoo Director Emeritus Charles Hoessle. Dragons like him can grow to 10 ft in length and 300 ...

Visitors to the Saint Louis Zoo’s Charles H. Hoessle Herpetarium over the past few weeks will have noticed a long black curtain covering one wall of the building’s main atrium. It’s there to protect ...

That’s because they are the largest and heaviest lizards in the world, growing up to eight to ten feet long and weighing ...

Indonesia's environment ministry on Tuesday sought to calm outrage over construction of an island tourism project being dubbed "Jurassic Park", after an image went viral on social media of a Komodo ...

Venture to the Komodo Islands in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, home to the legendary Komodo dragon—the largest living lizard on Earth. These remote, rugged islands are part of Komodo National Park, a ...

My family was among those in the neighborhood that were the last to get a television in the early 1950s. I was a bit embarrassed when friends would ask, “You don’t have a television yet?” I shrugged ...

IT’S the komodo dragons that attract visitors to these islands, but a kayaking adventure reveals even more surprising attractions. It is the end of the wet season and their steep hills fold into green ...

With today being the last day to purchase a ticket to the United Way of Comal County’s latest program in the 2025 Speaker Series, featuring Billy Bob Thornton and his band, the Boxmasters, the ...

Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Ray Charles, three names that could spark arguments in any Spotify comments section, came together in a moment that made music history gasp. Fans whispered, critics ...

A 21,000-mile roundtrip to Indonesia to visit the deadly Komodo Dragon interests some intrepids. There are even local tour companies to help facilitate the trip. Worth doing? You be the judge. ByJim ...

Bob Ray Sanders and Lee Cullum reflect on what it was like to work on KERA's "Newsroom." KERA's landmark program, "Newsroom," was a first of its kind on many fronts, according to Bob Ray Sanders. The ...