Lurking in my chopped wood pile, on my cool concrete landing and in the ivy canopy of my backyard in New Hyde Park are dozens of little lizards, Italian wall lizards to be exact. The experience ...

This is a tale of a tail. Specifically, it’s about how watching lizards jump, and wave their tails to keep from doing a reptilian face-plant, has led scientists to a way to create more agile ...

Green anoles are a common sight in East Texas landscapes. If you stay outside much, you’ve mostly likely noticed delicate 6-inch green lizards patrolling your garden. Due to their ability to change ...

Some of the greatest ideas are spawned during the coldest of times. Food preservation, hospital inoculations and cuddling can all be attributed to the inspiration of low temperatures. And so it is ...

I’ve heard a lot about so many mosquitoes this year, which stands to reason with all the rain we’ve had! Standing water gives all those breeding skeeters a home base and even if you’ve tried to remove ...

Wait Wait panelists Paula Poundstone and Roy Blount, Jr. discuss their experiences with lizards. From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME! the NPR news quiz. I'm Carl Kasell. And ...