Despite its intimidating name, Moloch horridus, better known as the thorny devil, is actually a small desert lizard found in ...

A wild monitor lizard charged through a meditation session in Bangkok, causing panic among the participants. Footage from ...

Despite its intimidating name, Moloch horridus—better known as the thorny devil—is actually a small desert lizard found in ...

Water repellence is an extremely important feature for animals. Different animals have different types of skin, with some ...

Some animals survive by strength or speed, but this lizard has evolved something far stranger. When faced with danger it can perform a biological trick that seems almost like a miracle.

Not all animals move (such as sea sponges), but the vast majority do in some way or another. The way an animal moves – its locomotion – influences almost everything it does, not to mention how it ...

The "lizard in a blizzard" is actively recovering. A Providence, Rhode Island, man clearing snow after last week's massive winter storm made a shocking discovery when he spotted a large exotic tegu ...

The reptile, a tegu, had frostbite and showed signs of weakness from exposure in this week’s cold weather. It was unclear where it came from. By Aimee Ortiz A Rhode Island man digging out his driveway ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Wildlife officials say a “lizard in a blizzard” has been rescued after a man discovered the large cold-blooded reptile buried in snow in Rhode Island, somehow surviving the ...

The fastest‑growing piece of America’s artificial intelligence infrastructure is colliding with one of its most finite local resources: water. As utilities, state regulators, and local governments ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles ...