The bubbles the anole lizards use may act as a "physical gill" that can pull oxygen from the water while accumulated carbon dioxide escapes into the water over the surface of the bubble in a process ...

Some anole lizards have a newfound superpower: They can breathe underwater by trapping air in a bubble on their snouts. What’s more, these reptiles can stay submerged for nearly 20 minutes by ...

Almost every animal in the rainforest enjoys snacking on water anoles, but slippery skin and an ability to carry an air bubble underwater help them survive. By Sara Novak Water anoles, semiaquatic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After gathering data on the captured anole, the team releases it back to the wild. Neil Losin/Day's Edge Prods. Every morning in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The brown anole (Anolis sagrei) also known as the Bahamas anole was native to the Bahamas and Cuba. But these lizards are highly ...

Lizards have special superpowers. While birds can regrow feathers and mammals can regrow skin, lizards can regenerate entire structures such as their tails. Despite these differences, all have evolved ...

Discover how two hurricanes prompted rapid evolutionary changes in lizards, altering their grip and genetic traits for survival.

On a remote group of islands in the Bahamas, the trees run thick with anoles—lithe, color-changing lizards easily identified by the vibrant fans that adorn the throats of males. Leaping from branch to ...

The lizards didn’t see the hurricanes coming. Neither did Colin Donihue. Last summer, Donihue, a researcher from Harvard University, traveled to the Caribbean islands of Turks and Caicos to study a ...

When it comes to studying lungs, humans take up all the air, but it turns out scientists have a lot to learn from lizards. A new study from Princeton University shows how the brown anole lizard solves ...

Scientists are eager to figure out why lead doesn't seem to affect brown anoles. Sharp Photography via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 When humans are exposed to lead, they can develop a host of ...

Small lizards in New Orleans have an “unprecedented” tolerance for the toxic heavy metal. How are they even alive? The brown anole (Anolis sagrei) also known as the Bahamas anole was native to the ...