A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is ...

Thought to have migrated to the area from South America 2 to 3 million years prior, these often sociable reptiles have played an important part in history. Their discovery in 1835 changed science ...

And while the scientists were already aware that the lizards traveled 600 miles to get from Central American to the Galapagos Islands, the massive 5,000-mile trip to Fiji took them by surprise.