For Gila monsters that live in the warming Mojave Desert, relocating to beat the heat may not be so simple. While climate change might create some better habitats, the lizards could be left behind ...

Lizard venom has played a crucial part in helping humans take a bite out of diabetes and obesity. The Gila monster is a large, magnificent and venomous desert-dwelling reptile found throughout the ...

Gila monsters are large, bearded lizards native to deserts in the U.S. southwest and parts of Mexico. They are among the few venomous lizards. Due to their size and slow metabolism, they are slow ...

How can one tiny cell become a complex ... Instead, it originated from researchers curious about how the venomous Gila monster, a lizard native to deserts, can survive without food for extended ...