Dubbed the 'Jesus lizard,' the basilisk lizard of Central and South America possesses an astonishing ability to run across water. Specialized toes with fringed scales, a lightweight body, and a ...

This particular story takes place on the west coast of southern Pangea, specifically the region that would one day become the Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina, and concerns an animal that ...

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Even the biggest skeptics believe in the magic of animals. These creatures, both the incredibly small and the massively huge, have magnificent abilities that humans only dream of possessing. For ...

We are lizard biologists, and to do our work we need to catch lizards—never an easy task with such fast, agile creatures. Years ago, one of us was in the Bahamas chasing a typically uncooperative ...

The endangered baby Komodo dragons were recently born at ZooTampa. By Margherita Bassi Published Oct 10, 2025 10:07 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter ...

The lizard is surrounded. She darts beneath a spiky shrub, a towering figure in a wide-brimmed hat looming over her. Corey Roelke shouts for someone to put down another glue trap. Edita Folfas swiftly ...

New Zealand's land animals are not well protected when land is developed for new uses. Recent and proposed policy changes risk putting many species at further risk, and native lizards are particularly ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A Zebulon man is dead following a fiery single-car crash early Wednesday morning in eastern Wake County, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said. An alert was sent out by ...

A Zebulon man died Wednesday morning in a fiery crash on U.S. Highway 64 West near Lizard Lick Road. Zebulon Fire Department, State Highway Patrol and Wake County Sheriff deputies shut down US-64 West ...