Desert lizard inspires new technology: Scientists have found the desert horned lizard's secret to survival: a unique skin ...

When the desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) is thirsty, it cannot just lap up water or scoop it up like a bird ...

A mystery lizard hints at progress for the San Antonio Zoo’s “lizard factory,” where researchers rebuild the Texas horned lizard population.

The fact that the Gila monster slowly chews its venom into its targets might pale in comparison to how it might have inspired the birth of Ozempic.

A desert horned lizard’s unique skin and jaw movements inspired scientists to create a device that efficiently extracts and ...

Getting stuck in sand has ended dreams of exploration before. On Mars, where loose dunes, soft soil and rocky terrain stretch ...

The sandfish lizard moves very efficiently through the sands of the Sahara desert, and not surprisingly, it doesn't use ...

Science turned a serendipitous finding about lizard venom into one of the most important drugs of the century, but that type of research is getting harder to do.

More than a million lizards are kept as pets in the United States, yet reptile emotions and behaviors are not very well understood. Lizards can be tough to read unless you know to look for certain ...

Spotted a lizard doing push ups? Here's why they do it and why they don't get tired of doing it.

Wildlife experts in Georgia are urging locals to keep on the lookout for any four-foot-long lizards wandering around the Peach State. As its name implies, the Argentine black and white tegu ( Salvator ...