Megafauna extinction remains a mystery. New isotope analysis of mammoth teeth reveals both island & mainland populations ate ...

A strange Jurassic lizard discovered on Scotland’s Isle of Skye is shaking up what we know about snake evolution. Named Breugnathair elgolensis, the “false snake of Elgol” combined hook-like, ...

Scientists sought to better understand how humans evolved to become so skilled at thinking about what's happening in other peoples' minds. The findings could have implications for one day treating ...

Florida is home to dozens of invasive species. Most don't react well to cold weather. Temperatures in the Fort Myers area ...

Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) might be small creatures, but their appetite and effect on their environment are ...

What do Nile monitor lizards look like? Nile monitors are olive green to black in color and have cream-colored or yellow stripes on the jaw and head. They have rows of yellowish, V-shaped stripes ...

We'd like to welcome this curious armless burrowing lizard into the New Species Hall of Fame. Despite being built for life underground, in the end this slider skink was no match for scientists who had ...

The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp is a humanoid cryptid first sighted in Lee County, South Carolina, in 1988. A teenager first encountered the creature, described as seven feet tall with green, scaly ...

Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 species that survived losing a limb, with some even seeming to thrive. Trilobites Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 ...

If you've ever had a lizard scurry by you while relaxing at home, it might've made you jump. Most lizards aren't venomous, and they're happy to eat all the insects in your house. But it doesn't change ...

Some urban lizards have been hiding a heavy secret: They may be among the most lead-tolerant vertebrates on the planet. The average anole’s lead level was 955 micrograms per deciliter of blood, over ...