Sleep looks peaceful on the outside, but inside the brain, it is anything but ...

Biologists have long regarded the bony plates found in some lizards as an ancient legacy, passed down and occasionally lost.

New research has uncovered a species of hook-toothed lizard that lived about 167 million years ago and has a confusing set of features seen in snakes and geckos—two very distant relatives. One of the ...

A new report on the conservation status of reptiles in Aotearoa shows there are more lizard species than previously thought, ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a rare new lizard species with no front arms and only back limbs, revealing how ...

The newly described Mirasaura grauvogeli from the Middle Triassic had a striking feather-like crest, hinting that complex skin appendages arose far earlier than previously believed. Its bird-like ...

A paleontological discovery on the Scottish Isle of Skye reveals the fossilized remains of a Jurassic reptile with a surprising physique, combining characteristics of lizards and snakes. This ...