Bec Crew is a Sydney-based science communicator with a love for weird and wonderful animals. From strange behaviours and special adaptations to newly discovered species and the researchers who find ...

Wellness retreats are all the rage in the 21st century, but what if all the health benefits could be had by just eating a part of yourself? It may sound strange or even disgusting, but that is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A curious moment in Hebei, China, was captured on camera in early August: a leopard gecko got some unusual help from its owner ...

Talk about escaping by the skin of your teeth! Scientists have discovered a new type of gecko — an evasive little lizard who can escape predators’ grip not just by dropping its tail, but by shedding ...

Geckos in Madagascar have been found to shed their skin at lightning speed when attacked. The amazing discovery could mean advances for human medicine. It's long been known that lizards drop their ...

20:20, Tue, Feb 7, 2017 Updated: 20:26, Tue, Feb 7, 2017 Rather than simply losing its tail to avoid being eaten by other creatures, the newly discovered gecko sheds its skin. The result is the lizard ...