A little Saharan lizard "swims" through desert sands by undulating its body in a series of wave-like motions, a new study finds. The sandfish (Scincus scincus) is a small lizard typically about 4 ...

A new study details how sandfish -- small lizards with smooth scales -- move rapidly underground through desert sand. In this first thorough examination of subsurface sandfish locomotion, researchers ...

Desert snakes slithering across the sand at night can encounter obstacles such as plants or twigs that alter the direction of their travel. While studying that motion to learn how limbless animals ...

The Hidden Dangers of Nature Nature's beauty often conceals hidden dangers, especially in harsh environments like deserts. A ...

Scientists used an X-ray to understand how desert animals move through sand, and how that movement shaped their bodies over time. Turns out the trick, for the animals, was making their bodies wave, ...

Scientists found a “friendly” animal of folklore in the desert of Somalia and discovered a new species of reptile, the study said. Photo from Šmíd, Fernández, Elmi and Mazuch (2023) The morning sun ...

For swimming through sand, a slick and slender snake can perform better than a short and stubby lizard. That's one conclusion from a study of the movement patterns of the shovel-nosed snake, a native ...

A new species of venomous snake has been discovered in Australia. What is now known as the Desert Whip Snake, Demansia cyanochasma, was discovered by DNA researcher James Nankivell at The University ...

A study published in the July 17 issue of the journal Science details how sandfish -- small lizards with smooth scales -- move rapidly underground through desert sand. In this first thorough ...