Two new studies into lizard colors reveal how one species maintains its colorful diversity while others are losing their ancient colors. And the changes are being driven by the biological equivalent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At this moment, the male side-blotched lizards of the American West are engaged in dating drama beyond human comprehension. Three ...

Male side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana) have three heritable throat colors, associated with three divergent mating strategies. In the 19 December Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...

-Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory "Scissors cuts paper. Paper covers rock. Rock crushes lizard. Lizard poisons Spock. Spock smashes scissors. Scissors decapitates lizard. Lizard eats paper. Paper ...

The three mating strategies of male western side-blotched lizards are predictable based on the color of their throats: orange, yellow, or blue. Each color is correlated with size, testosterone level, ...