Paleontologists from Chinese Academy of Sciences reported two Jurassic salamanders with stomach contents from Daohugou, Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia, China, as reported in Chinese Science Bulletin online ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Feb 06, 2012 3.5 / 5 (2) 0

A University of Rhode Island biologist who released lizards on tiny uninhabited islands in the Bahamas has shed light on the interaction between evolutionary processes that are seldom observed.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 02, 2012 4.1 / 5 (13) 0 |

The speedy lizard was streaking across the tabletop when suddenly one foot hit a slippery spot.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 13, 2012 4.3 / 5 (3) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A hotter home appears to produce babies with better cognitive abilities - but before you turn up the home heater to make your baby brainier, the research was conducted on the Australian lizard ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 12, 2012 4.6 / 5 (5) 1 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Berkeley, biologists and engineers including undergraduate and graduate students studied how lizards manage to leap successfully even when they slip and stumble, ...

Electronics - Robotics

Jan 04, 2012 4.5 / 5 (6) 6 |

Scientists identify a new species every two days in the Greater Mekong region, the WWF said Monday, in a report detailing 2010's more unusual finds such as a leaf warbler and a self-cloning lizard.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 12, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

Philippine authorities seized a haul of about 2,000 live geckos as part of a campaign to protect the lizard that is highly-valued in traditional Asian medicine, police said Wednesday.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 30, 2011 not rated yet 0

Extinct animals hide their secrets well, but an exceptionally well-preserved fossil of an aquatic reptile, with traces of soft tissue present, is providing scientists a new window into the behavior of these ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Nov 16, 2011 3.8 / 5 (4) 0 |

Florida has the world's worst invasive amphibian and reptile problem, and a new 20-year study led by a University of Florida researcher verifies the pet trade as the No. 1 cause of the species' introductions.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 15, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 2

Nearly 2,000 monitor lizards, hundreds of turtles and 20 snakes were among a huge haul of live endangered animals found hidden in a truck by Thai authorities, a wildlife group said Wednesday.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 14, 2011 not rated yet 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The green anole lizard is an agile and active creature, and so are elements of its genome. This genomic agility and other new clues have emerged from the full sequencing of the lizard's genome ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Aug 31, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 2 |

Different species of scincid lizards, commonly known as skinks, rarely interbreed, but it's not for lack of trying.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Aug 26, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 2

While highly potent embryonic stem cells are often the subject of ethical and safety controversy, adult-derived stem cells have other problems. As we age, our stem cells are less pliant and less able to transform into the ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Aug 23, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 3

In a time when a five-year grant is considered a long-term grant, Alan R. Templeton, PhD, a professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has managed to follow some of the ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 22, 2011 4 / 5 (2) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper published in Naturwissenschaft reveals a fossil from 120 million years ago that proves that some lizards were not laying eggs but rather giving birth to live y ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Jul 22, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0 |