Three near-identical U.S. lizards have kept their identities for millions of years in a way that researchers compare to the game Rock-Paper-Scissors.

Long before humans were a thing, some lizard species were finding mates using the guidelines of the human hand game, rock-paper-scissors If you live in California's Central Valley, you are probably ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Blue-throated lizards that help each other achieve reproductive success are also helping scientists understand how social cooperation evolved. Most examples of cooperative behavior in ...

The side-splotched lizard (*Uta stansburiana*) is a reptile commonly found in California, the United States. In spring, the coloration around the necks of males becomes strikingly diverse among ...

Mothers know best when it comes to dressing their children, at least among side-blotched lizards, a common species in the western United States. Researchers have found that female side-blotched ...

Side-blotched lizard hatchling in the Baldwin Hills. Stevie Kennedy-Gold/NHMLA. When I was a roving California correspondent, one of the stories on my list that I rue never getting to was the autumn ...

Mothers know best when it comes to dressing their children, at least among side-blotched lizards, a common species in the western United States. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz ...