This animal's armor has upended a key law of evolution For more than a century, biologists assumed that the bony plates embedded in the skin of lizards – like natural chain mail – were an ancient ...

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A huge pet lizard was found left behind in a recently vacated home, Alameda police said. Related Articles Team Oldies vs. Team Goldies: Seniors dogs to join the fun at this year’s ‘Puppy Bowl’ ...

One of the world’s largest species of lizards, an ornate monitor, was found abandoned in an Alameda home last month, police said. On Dec. 24, the property manager of the home reported that a lizard ...

Alameda police were recently called to a home where the former tenants had reportedly left behind a large Komodo dragon. When police arrived, it turned out to be a young ornate Nile monitor -- a ...

Rising dramatically from the Atlantic Ocean floor around 23 million years ago, the Canary Islands were formed by volcanic activity that still shapes their landscape today. From the undulating, ...

A groundbreaking study has shed light on how lizards and snakes -- the most diverse group of land vertebrates with nearly 12,000 species -- have evolved remarkably varied jaw shapes, driving their ...

MADRID, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Migrants crossing from West Africa to Spain's Canaries started using more distant - and potentially more deadly - departure points in 2025 following a crackdown by ...

For generations miners relied on canaries as living warning systems underground. This video explains how new technology eventually replaced them and marked the end of a grim but iconic safety practice ...

Certainly! Here's the revised description without the links: --- Unlike humans, domestic canaries don’t have the option of social distancing when one of their own is ill. But canaries may have evolved ...

Florida’s iguanas are in for a rude surprise: temperatures have plummeted across the southeastern U.S. Overnight lows are forecast to drop to the mid-30s Fahrenheit (single digits Celsius) or even ...

Ali Ahmed shone in his Norwich debut, while Promise David scored again and Simi Awujo notched a memorable first goal in FA Cup action. Here’s a look at Canadians in Europe over the weekend. It didn’t ...