Faced with an order that threatened the lives of sick men, their commander led them in a quintessential Australian response.

The incident sparked a scientific hunch: perhaps the lizards, which happen to be residents of particularly fire-prone regions ...

Now, the results of their work suggest that limb loss is common among lizards—and that these “ three-legged pirates ” can run ...

Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 species that survived losing a limb, with some even seeming to ...

These spiny creatures eat a diet of insects, especially termites, and scorpions; however if they are surprised by a predator ...