There’s plenty to marvel at about chameleons: the lizards with an astounding ability to match their skin color to their environment, in an impressive (and convincing) attempt to hide from predators’ ...

Time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. And we have the show's two hosts here, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hello. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hey. EMILY KWONG, ...

Chameleons are some of the most brilliantly colored animals on the planet. But how did they evolve the ability to change color? Scientists used to believe that chameleons changed color by spreading ...

Scientists have discovered coiled optic nerves in chameleons, a trait not known to exist in any other lizard and one that is rare among all animals. Chameleons’ wandering eyes have fascinated and ...

Girl George is giving visitors the side eye from a branch in her warm, humid, leafy enclosure in Scutes Family Gallery at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Not just a side eye, but a backward eye and a forward ...