Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. High up in the mountains of Peru, a “blue-headed” creature settled in for the night. The spiky animal perched on some plants and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the arid plains and rocky deserts of North America, a ...

Bangkok, nine o'clock in the morning. The tropical heat is slowly settling over Thailand's capital like a damp towel.

The Spore Lizard is a semi-hostile entity that spawns indoors. Mostly docile, this creature poses no real threat to players unless they've been cornered and threatened. Here's how to identify, counter ...

Scientists have discovered the fossils of a new prehistoric species in Morocco — a bizarre-looking marine lizard considerably larger than a great white shark, which, they say, dominated the seas while ...

A driver in Florida did a double take when she spotted a "4-5 foot" lizard on the side of the road in the Gulf Coast. Renee Aland was driving with her daughter Zoey Marzonie when the giant ...

Scientists found a large “dragon”-like animal, able to change colors, in Myanmar and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Lwin Moe Aung via Unsplash Along a hilly road in Myanmar was a ...

It turns out dragons are much smaller than we imagined. A new species of super tiny lizards was discovered crawling through the streets of India, which scientists described as a “diminutive dragon.” ...

Scientists found a “snake-eyed” creature with a “pocket” on its neck in forests of western India and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Patel, Vyas, Thackeray, Pal and Mirza (2024) In ...

As the sun beat down on a sand dune in Iran, a patterned creature rested in the shadow of a bush. Nearby scientists spotted the long-tailed animal — and discovered a new species. Researchers ventured ...

Quick Take Snakes usually shed their skin in one complete piece, while lizards and amphibians shed in messy, irregular ...