• Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 18th, 2015
Cow-Sized Creature Was the First to Stand Upright on All Fours

Cow-Sized Creature Was the First to Stand Upright on All Fours

This was happening about 260 million years ago

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 2nd, 2014
Russia in Mourning over the Death of Its Space Love Geckos

Russia in Mourning over the Death of Its Space Love Geckos

The reptiles appear to have frozen to death while orbiting our planet

Picture of the Day: Chameleons Recreate Iconic “Titanic” Scene

Picture of the Day: Chameleons Recreate Iconic “Titanic” Scene

The lizards were photographed while balancing on a stick by Katja Jentschura

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 12th, 2013
Lizards Extract Oxygen During Both Inhalation and Exhalation

Lizards Extract Oxygen During Both Inhalation and Exhalation

This is why the reptiles may one day inherit the Earth, experts say

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 11th, 2013
Ancient Lizard Dubbed “T. Rex of the Oceans” Had Fins, Swam like a Shark

Ancient Lizard Dubbed “T. Rex of the Oceans” Had Fins, Swam like a Shark

The lizards could grow to measure 49 feet (15 meters) in length, were top predators

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 12th, 2013
Giant Lizards Could Soon Roam the Earth Again

Giant Lizards Could Soon Roam the Earth Again

Scientists believe global warming will cause lizards to grow to impressive sizes

Frogs, Toads and Lizards Risk Becoming Extinct in the US

Frogs, Toads and Lizards Risk Becoming Extinct in the US

Researchers say wildlife refuges, national parks do little to help these species

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 16th, 2012
Food Cravings Reduced Through Lizard Saliva Compound

Food Cravings Reduced Through Lizard Saliva Compound

Scientists find new way to suppress cravings in impulsive eaters

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 21st, 2012
Native Hawaiian Lizard Pronounced Extinct

Native Hawaiian Lizard Pronounced Extinct

This is only the latest species to disappear from the islands

Amazing Robot Design Imitates Leaping Lizards

Amazing Robot Design Imitates Leaping Lizards

New algorithms can replicate these motions in small robots

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 14th, 2010
Global Warming Will Kill Off 20 Percent of All Lizards

Global Warming Will Kill Off 20 Percent of All Lizards

In less than 40 years

Double Genetic Standard Found in Lizard Species

Double Genetic Standard Found in Lizard Species

Males and females look very different from each other

Global Upheaval Promoted Dinosaur Domination

Global Upheaval Promoted Dinosaur Domination

The process began some 200 million years ago

Lizards Evolve Differently to Obtain Camouflage

Lizards Evolve Differently to Obtain Camouflage

Nature makes species evolve on their own paths

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 22nd, 2009
Dinosaurs May Have Been Venomous

Dinosaurs May Have Been Venomous

They stored the venom inside their fangs

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 10th, 2009
How Skinks 'Swim' Through Sand

How Skinks 'Swim' Through Sand

The material acts as both a solid and a liquid

 
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