While the giant ape is often imagined as a supersized gorilla, early inspiration actually came from Komodo dragons observed during a 1926 expedition to Komodo Island. Komodo dragons remain some of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A dragon-sized, fruit-eating lizard that lives in the trees on the northern Philippines island of Luzon has been confirmed as a new species, scientists reported on Tuesday.

Australia's grassland earless dragon is no bigger than a pinkie when it emerges from its shell, but the little lizard faces an enormous challenge in the years ahead: avoiding extinction. As recently ...