Small skink lizards, Lerista, demonstrate extensive changes in body shape over geologically brief periods. Research published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology shows that several species of these skinks have rapidly evolved an elongate, limbless body form. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Grabbing someone's attention from a distance is a challenge, particularly under noisy conditions but, according to a new study, anole lizards have devised a successful "look at me" technique: They perform multiple full body, four-legged push-ups to get their fellow lizards to turn their heads. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

U.S. study has confirmed what biologists have long observed -- most lizards live on islands than on the mainland. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The tuatara resembles a lizard and is found only in New Zealand.

To make the estimate of evolutionary speed, researchers recovered DNA sequences from the bones of ancient tuatara. The team found that although tuatara have remained largely unchanged physically over very long periods of evolution, they are evolving — at a DNA level — faster than any other animal yet examined. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A Swedish landlord inspecting a recently vacated cottage got an ugly surprise when she found dozens of dead or ailing snakes, mice, rats and lizards locked up in cages inside the house. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Filipino airport security staff discover 50 lizards, 39 cobras and 21 vipers in plastic bottles in a passenger's bag.

I went with the BBC article because they were the only one who didn't go with the obvious headline. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Young male lizards in South Africa imitate females to fool aggressive older males into leaving them alone, in an example of transvestism in the natural world, researchers have found. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

A leaked Italian government report concludes "aliens testing secret weapons" are responsible for a series of strange, spontaneous fires that erupted from appliances and other home furnishings all over the village of Canneto di Caronia three years ago. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

The Foton-M3 satellite, with mice, butterflies, lizards, snails and cockroaches on board, will land in the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan after 12 days of experiments, including the one in which scientists cut off some body parts of 20 lizards to find out how gravity and ionic radiation can affect the ability of the tissue to regenerate. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Finally, a reward for having a messy, out of control computer desk or Home Theater setup in your home. IOGEAR is running a fantastic give away that will help you get your rat’s nest of a cable pile-up under control with their award winning prizes. picked by iamamaniac 7 months ago

A standing offer of $250,000 to anyone who can give any empirical evidence (scientific proof) for evolution.* My $250,000 offer demonstrates that the hypothesis of evolution is nothing more than a religious belief. picked by eastcoast1978 10 months ago

Exams for which pupils are expected to believe that the Loch Ness monster disproves evolution have been deemed equivalent to international A-levels by a UK government agency. The course materials also claim that apartheid was a very good thing for South Africa. picked by equinox 3 months ago

Natural selection is favouring snails with reduced metabolic rates, researchers in Chile have discovered.

It is the first time that evolution has been shown to select for this trait in individuals of any species. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

University of Illinois researchers have built a better plant, one that produces more leaves and fruit without needing extra fertilizer. The researchers accomplished the feat using a computer model that mimics the process of evolution. Theirs is the first model to simulate every step of the photosynthetic process. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was a brilliant man who was an early proponent of evolution. He is infamous for his belief that giraffes stretching their necks made their necks longer which was passed on to their children. Although this was proven false, perhaps environment can change ones genes. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

The crystal structure of a molecule from a primitive fungus has served as a time machine to show researchers more about the evolution of life from the simple to the complex. By studying the three-dimensional version of the fungus protein bound to an RNA molecule, scientists have been able to visualize how life progressed from an early self-replicating molecule that also performed chemical reaction... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Parts of a child's body have been found at a former children's home in Jersey.

Picture not related. picked by topofall 2 years ago

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has helped astronomers solve a longstanding mystery as to why a small, nearby, isolated galaxy is pumping out new stars faster than any galaxy in our local neighborhood. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Evolution is supposed to inch forward over eons, but sometimes, at least in the case of a little fish called the threespine stickleback, the process can go in relative warp-speed reverse, according to a study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and published online ahead of print in the May 20 issue of Current Biology. picked by mutil8or 1 year ago

Take a look at the evolution of spacesuits over the last five decades, and at some potential designs for the future. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago