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- Watching the White Lizards of White Sands
- Evolution of white lizards in desert unraveled.
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- Bigger Creatures Have Bigger Blood Cells
- New evidence suggests that cell size affects metabolic rate.
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- Physicist: Studying Lizards Since Age 5
- Physicist continues childhood study of lizards by examining how they move through sand.
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Lizards Sunbathe for Better Health
They sun themselves to keep warm and to produce vitamin D.
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New Spiders and Frogs Discovered in Papua New Guinea
Expedition in Papua New Guinea finds new species of spiders, frogs and geckoes.
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How to Eat Ants Without Getting Bitten
Harvester ants are among the most aggressive and venomous stinging insects known.
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Lizards' Dance Avoids Deadly Ants
Longer-limbed lizards can make a quicker escape from pesky fire ants.
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Evolution in Action: Lizards Losing Limbs
Some skinks have gone from being five-legged to legless in the blink of an eye in geologic time.
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Why Do Lizards Do Push-Ups?
Lizards work out for the same reason a guy at the gym might: as a display of strength.
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Male Jamaican lizards do push-ups and other territorial displays at dawn and dusk. Credit: Terry J. Ord, Harvard University
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Creature Sets Record for Living Fast, Dying Young
chameleon in Madagascar spends most of its life span incubating inside its shell.
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Huge Flying Reptiles Ate Dinosaurs
Giant, flying reptiles stalked their prey on land.
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New Legless Lizard Discovered
Conservation scientists spot new animal species in Brazil's grasslands.
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Lazy Lizards Run, Don't Walk
A lizard's hunting technique influences whether the critter walks or runs.
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Road Kill: Too Many Frogs Croak
Dozens of species of frogs and other amphibians end up as road kill, a new study found.
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Falling Geckos Use Tails to Land on Their Feet
Geckos use tails to keep balance on vertical surfaces, right themselves in a fall.
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How to Make Adhesive as Good as a Gecko
Scientists try to develop a glue based on the gecko's sticky foot.
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Warming Climate Reverses Sex of Lizards
High temperatures can reverse the sex of baby dragon lizards, turning males into females.
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New Species Found in Mysteriously Diverse Jungle
An expedition into New Guinea turns up a motherlode of new species.
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Why Do Lizards Lose Their Tails?
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Water: A Precious, and Wasted, Resource
A new exhibit features all aspects of water, calls for conservation.
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Lizard Love Triangles Exposed
A three-way struggle for sex resembles the game rock-paper-scissors.
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Tale of Huge Reptiles Fishing While Flying Called False
Pterosaurs' fishing methods turned out to be different than once thought.
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