German arrested for stealing iguanas from Galapagos
Falling lizards use tail for mid-air twist, inspiring lizard-like 'RightingBot'
Lizards, just like cats, have a knack for turning right side up and landing on their feet when they fall. But how do they do it? Unlike cats, which twist and bend their torsos to turn upright, lizards swing ...
Jun 30, 2012
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Climbing out of hiding: With lizard's re-emergence, an opportunity for deeper understanding of evolution
As biological mysteries go, they don’t come much better than the proboscis anole.
Jun 21, 2012
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Australians find huge mega-wombat graveyard (Update)
Australian scientists Thursday unveiled the biggest-ever graveyard of an ancient rhino-sized mega-wombat called diprotodon, with the site potentially holding valuable clues on the species' extinction.
Jun 21, 2012
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Slow-motion film reveals what happens when lizards drop their tails
Timothy Higham, an assistant professor of biology at the University of California, Riverside, will be featured in the program “Animal Superpowers: Extreme Survivors” on the National Geographic Wild ...
May 17, 2012
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Why bigger animals aren't always faster (w/ Video)
New research in the journal Physiological and Biochemical Zoology shows why bigger isn't always better when it comes to sprinting speed.
Apr 30, 2012
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24 new species of lizards discovered on Caribbean islands are close to extinction
Athletic frogs have faster-changing genomes
Sandfish lizard slithers into science spotlight
In less than a second, a sandfish lizard can dig its way into the sand and disappear. Blink and you miss it. The sandfish's slithering moves are inspiring new robotic moves that could one day help search-and-rescue crews ...
Mar 20, 2012
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New iridescent lizard species found in Cambodia
A new species of lizard with striking iridescent rainbow skin, a long tail and very short legs has been discovered in the rainforest in northeast Cambodia, conservationists announced Wednesday.
Feb 22, 2012
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Invasive plant protects Australian lizards from invasive toad
An invasive plant may have saved an iconic Australian lizard species from death at the hands of toxic cane toads, according to research published in the March issue of The American Naturalist. It's an int ...
Feb 22, 2012
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A new, beautifully colored lizard discovered in the Peruvian Andes
Germán Chávez and Diego Vásquez from the Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI) in Peru have discovered a new colorful lizard which they named Potamites montanicola, or "mount ...
Feb 17, 2012
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Tiny chameleons discovered in Madagascar
Four new species of miniaturized lizards have been identified in Madagascar. These lizards, just tens of millimeters from head to tail and in some cases small enough to stand on the head of a match, rank among the smallest ...
Feb 15, 2012
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Big fish reveal shelter secrets on reefcam
When did the feather take flight?
