Scientists are eager to figure out why lead doesn't seem to affect brown anoles. Sharp Photography via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 When humans are exposed to lead, they can develop a host of ...

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NEW ORLEANS — Chances are you’ve seen brown lizards that run just about everywhere in the city this summer. Their scientific name is the Brown Anole and they’re fairly new residents of Louisiana. “It ...

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A common lizard across the South is surviving with more lead in its body than researchers previously thought possible — and the toxin doesn't appear to affect it at all, a new study says. Why it ...

On a remote group of islands in the Bahamas, the trees run thick with anoles—lithe, color-changing lizards easily identified by the vibrant fans that adorn the throats of males. Leaping from branch to ...

New research from Tulane University found brown anole lizards in New Orleans carry the highest blood-lead levels ever ...

Some urban lizards have been hiding a heavy secret: They may be among the most lead-tolerant vertebrates on the planet. The average anole’s lead level was 955 micrograms per deciliter of blood, over ...

When it comes to studying lungs, humans take up all the air, but it turns out scientists have a lot to learn from lizards. A new study from Princeton University shows how the brown anole lizard solves ...

NEW ORLEANS — Chances are you’ve seen brown lizards that run just about everywhere in the city this summer. Their scientific name is the Brown Anole and they’re fairly new residents of Louisiana. “It ...