Boney armor protects Komodo dragons in battle

What on earth do the world's largest lizards, Komodo dragons, need protection from? New research on their hidden armor provides the answer.

Monica Kortsha-Texas • futurity
Sept. 13, 2019 ~4 min

Stress doesn’t stop male lizards from showing off

Stress doesn't stop male fence lizards from trying to look sexy, research finds.

Gail McCormick-Penn State • futurity
April 18, 2019 ~6 min


Freaked out ancestors boost lizard response to stress

Lizards whose ancestors went through stressful times may better cope with stress. Could the same be true for humans?

Gail McCormick-Penn State • futurity
Jan. 22, 2019 ~5 min

Geckos use slapping to ‘walk on water’

High-speed footage of a gecko darting between trees in a flooded area amazed scientists, who then investigated in the lab.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Dec. 28, 2018 ~4 min

Lizards get twitchy to survive fire ant invasion

Lizards that hid from predators by blending in have quickly adapted new strategies to survive invasive fire ants.

Gail McCormick-Penn State • futurity
Dec. 2, 2018 ~6 min

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