Animals have evolved all manner of methods to evade danger. For one lizard species living in the tropical forests of Costa Rica, their unique escape tactic involves a makeshift oxygen tank that allows ...

Aquatic insects and other invertebrates are well known for carrying bubbles underwater for respiration. Now scientists have found tropical lizards that also “breathe” underwater this way—a ...

A species of semi-aquatic lizard produces a special bubble over its nostrils to breathe underwater and avoid predators. Presenting the world's smallest (and scrappiest) scuba diver: A species of ...

THE ANOLE, a small lizard that originates from tropical regions in the Americas, has recently been crowned the world’s smallest scuba diver. The semi-aquatic lizard has been found to evade its long ...

For us, bubbles put the fizz in champagne and the calm in bathtime. But for several aquatic and land-dwelling creatures, bubbles are also a useful survival tool, whether it’s boosting hunting success ...

Swierk found that the lizards without the emollient could stay underwater 32 per cent longer than those with impaired bubble formation. THE ANOLE, a small lizard that originates from tropical regions ...