A giant 70kg lizard with razor-sharp teeth and enough venom to kill a human might sound like something from a nightmare, but it’s actually very real.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles ...

A worker at the Akron Zoo is recovering after getting bit while trying to break up an apparent fight between a pair of Komodo dragons. The zoo said in a short statement that an unidentified worker was ...

Komodo dragons, also known as Komodo monitors, are the largest lizards in the world. As adults, they have an almost-uniform stone color and can weigh around 70 kg (154 lb). The largest Komodo dragon ...