Long before Ozempic and Wegovy became household names, a Department of Veterans Affairs researcher studying Gila monster ...

One day, Jonathan Losos found himself trying to capture a lizard on a research trip near the Bahamas. He's a professor of biology at Washington University in St. Louis. JONATHAN LOSOS: It was a wily ...

Brown anole lizards in New Orleans carry the highest blood-lead levels ever documented in a vertebrate, yet remain healthy and active, according to new research from Tulane University. The study, ...

In India’s harsh deserts, spiny-tailed lizards subtly change diets with seasons, storing energy for winter and shifting food ...

Lizards rely on a complex system of chemical communication to mediate social interactions such as territorial defence, mate recognition and intra‐specific competition. Chemical cues, typically ...

Scientists have discovered a new "dragon lizard" species in Southeast Asia with remarkable camouflage capabilities that render it "almost invisible" in its natural habitat. The unique lizard, ...

Biologists have long regarded the bony plates found in some lizards as an ancient legacy, passed down and occasionally lost.