Imagine you’re a male veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) facing down another male. As you approach your opponent, you see his yellow body stripes get brighter and begin to flash, contrasting ...

Jackson's chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii) is one of the more unusual species. Its three horns, located on its nose and above each eye, reminds many of a Triceratops. Only males have these horns, and ...

The tongue of the chameleon shoots out at high speeds like a rubber band gun, working well even during freezing weather, US researchers have found. Christopher Anderson and Dr Stephen Deban of the ...

The chameleon's exceptional tree-climbing ability is dependent on vital ball-and-socket joints in its wrists and ankles, according to new research. The study also finds that chameleons have twice the ...

Cold conditions normally slow down muscle performance, helping to explain why Winter Olympics athletes and others warm up before physical activity. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

Cool weather typically weakens muscle power in cold-blooded creatures, but new data show that chameleons can nab prey even at near-freezing temperatures thanks to an elastic, energy-storing sheath of ...

Chameleons are vicious little predators. They hunt bugs, birds, mice, and even other chameleons using only one weapon: their tongues. New research shows precisely how good these weapons are: the tip ...

Chameleons may be known for their impressive color-changing abilities, but these curious creatures are also expert tree climbers. Now, new research suggests that chameleons can scale trees because ...