A Texas zoo has released 28 horned lizards back into the wild. This lizard, shown in the video burrowing into the sand, along ...

Desert lizards, like chuckwallas, face harsh conditions with salty food and little water. To combat this, they've evolved a unique adaptation: sneezing salt. Specialized nasal glands filter excess ...

Spelunky 2 is, as much as its predecessor, full of surprises. As you explore the moon you will encounter many familiar faces, as well as brand new enemies. These individual pages will cover everything ...

Herpetologist Earyn McGee launched #FindThatLizard five years ago to increase the visibility of a field not widely known, especially among people of color. She now has more than 53,000 followers.

Before we leave our discussion of the joys of summer, tribute should be paid to that miracle of climatic adaptation, the Sonoran Desert Stick Lizard. The little stretch of desert where I live is ...

Desert habitats are some of the harshest places on Earth: little water, scorching heat, and food sources loaded with salt make survival a constant battle. For chuckwallas and other desert lizards, ...

LASIK has become one of the most widely performed surgical procedures worldwide since receiving FDA approval in 1999, with millions of patients now benefiting from reduced dependence on glasses and ...

A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet of ...

The decomposed bodies of five suspected migrants have been recovered in eastern Libya, local aid groups said on Thursday. Recovery crews worked with local authorities to recover the remains which were ...

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Deep within Northern Mexico’s Chihuahuan Desert lies the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin, a butterfly-shape valley where small turquoise lagoons dot the landscape. These hidden oases possess conditions ...