Indiana Jones’ greatest fear may be obesity’s biggest enemy. Scientists at three universities have turned to nature to find a ...

A post‑meal compound found in python blood curbed appetite in lab mice, hinting at future weight loss therapies.

Foreword / Richard Shine -- Introduction -- The biology of boas and pythons: a retrospective look to the future / Robert W. Henderson and Robert Powell -- Ecology, natural history, and evolution -- ...

And now we consider pythons. It is usually best to keep our distance from these sometimes deadly creatures, but a group of researchers say these snakes may hold secrets that could help us live longer ...

Research into the intestinal cells of Burmese pythons has revealed the existence of a previously unknown cell type, responsible for completely absorbing the skeletons of their prey. Subscribe to our ...