Scientists have shown that losing a leg is not a catastrophe for lizards! Many so-called pirate lizards are thriving.

New research shows that despite losing limbs, some lizards are able to thrive. One day, Jonathan Losos found himself trying to capture a lizard on a research trip near the Bahamas. He's a professor of ...

Editor's Note: This column was originally published April 2003. It's a beautiful morning in Harlem, sunny enough that someone like me feels safe strolling along 118th Street. Beaten-up buildings and ...