Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A nearly-extinct Caribbean reptile is showing signs of a comeback ...

One long-tailed lizard is making an appearance after more than 50 years since its last sighting.

A tiny lizard found only on one tiny Caribbean island has seen a dramatic 1,500% increase in its population, after just a few years of island restoration efforts. In 2018, researchers estimated there ...

What happens when a species has not been seen by anyone for decades? Environmentalists think of these as "lost species." We do not know if they've gone extinct, or if it's simply that nobody has ...

A gecko species not seen for over 30 years and feared extinct has been rediscovered in a remote South African canyon. Researchers from the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) have located specimens of the ...

South Australia’s tiny pygmy bluetongue skink is baking in a warming, drying homeland, so Flinders University scientists have tried a bold fix—move it. Three separate populations were shifted from the ...

Lizards are ancient creatures. They were around before the dinosaurs and persisted long after dinosaurs went extinct. We’ve now found they are 35 million years older than we thought they were.

All of the lizards were found Tuesday concealed inside an air consignment declared to contain dehumidifiers, air purifiers and cans of milk powder imported from Australia, the government said in a ...

Krystal Tolley receives funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa. What happens when a species has not been seen by anyone for decades? Environmentalists think of these as “lost ...