Tag: lizard

September 3, 2021

Watch: Geckos can climb, hang, and even glide

Using both live lizards and robot ones, researchers have found that geckos can glide, and their tail is important for the movement. In a study published in Communications Biology, researchers...

March 29, 2019

Watch: Diving lizard creates its own oxygen pockets

Lizards in Costa Rica may have evolved a technique to recycle their own air using bubbles that form on their heads as they hide from predators underwater. According to new...

August 16, 2017

The colors you wear can affect your wildlife research

The color of your T-shirt could affect your wildlife research, at least if you’re studying western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis). That’s what Breanna Putman found when she was trying to...