Ever wonder what inspired King Kong? Despite its gorilla-like appearance, inspiration for the fictional beast came from Komodo dragons studied on a 1926 expedition to Komodo Island. It’s no wonder ...

Komodo dragons are the largest known lizards in the world. They evolved in isolation in the islands around the Indonesian archipelago. The species was undisturbed until its eventual discovery by the ...

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 ...