This is a tale of a tail. Specifically, it’s about how watching lizards jump, and wave their tails to keep from doing a reptilian face-plant, has led scientists to a way to create more agile ...

I’ve heard a lot about so many mosquitoes this year, which stands to reason with all the rain we’ve had! Standing water gives all those breeding skeeters a home base and even if you’ve tried to remove ...

A new species of lizard, of the genus Proctoporus, was found in a high Andean area of a national park in Peru, authorities said Friday. This small species was located in the Otishi National Park, in ...

Wait Wait panelists Paula Poundstone and Roy Blount, Jr. discuss their experiences with lizards. From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME! the NPR news quiz. I'm Carl Kasell. And ...