Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is once again being saluted in the scientific community, with a new lizard species being named after the musician. Per ReptilesMagazine.com, researchers in Peru ...

"They're not there," he said. "It seems like the species is now extinct." Yarrow's spiny lizards may be extinct in the Mule Mountains of Arizona after living there for 3 million years. / Credit: ...

Lizards are often misunderstood creatures, but their behaviors and adaptations are nothing short of extraordinary. What do lizards do to be so noteworthy? Prepare to be amazed. Lizards’ bodies are ...

Before the fence, there was the lizard. From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences subdivided the landscape. At some point, one climbed a post and became known ...

In the face of a warming climate, the new research by Tulane scientists bodes poorly for the comparatively mild-mannered ...

ODESSA — The dunes sagebrush lizard burrows its coarse, spiny body as a way to cool down, and sometimes conserve heat, deep beneath the sand dunes in the Mescalero-Monahans ecosystem 30 miles west of ...

Rock on! Researchers chose to honor Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, deciding to name a discovered species of lizards after the singer. According to ReptilesMagazine.com, researchers chose to name ...

A new study found a rare species of lizard (different from the one pictured here) is spending more time eating in response to sounds from military aircraft. (Heide Couch/Air Force/Canva) If the stress ...

Invasive Nile monitors in Georgia have been labeled the largest and most dangerous lizards in the U.S. Where are they? How ...

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