National Geographic has an article on the surprising evolution of lizards on an island off the coast of Croatia. Lizards Rapidly Evolve After Introduction to Island “In just a few decades the 5-inch-long (13-centimeter-long) lizards have developed a completely new gut structure, larger heads, and a harder bite, researchers say. In 1971, scientists transplanted five […]

Another item from BBD’s Insesct News Desk; it turns out modern beetles appeared on earth about 70 million years before those famous and much loved “terrible lizards”. Article here.