Animals have evolved all manner of methods to evade danger. For one lizard species living in the tropical forests of Costa Rica, their unique escape tactic involves a makeshift oxygen tank that allows ...

Scuba-diving water anoles create a breathing bubble hat to help them stay submerged for long periods of time. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

For humans, living in a bubble is a figurative coping mechanism. For water anoles, it is a literal description of an underwater survival strategy. The semi-aquatic lizards found in Costa Rica’s ...

Aquatic insects and other invertebrates are well known for carrying bubbles underwater for respiration. Now scientists have found tropical lizards that also “breathe” underwater this way—a ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Presenting the world’s smallest (and scrappiest) scuba diver: A species of semi-aquatic lizard produces a special bubble over its nostrils to breathe underwater and avoid predators ...

For us, bubbles put the fizz in champagne and the calm in bathtime. But for several aquatic and land-dwelling creatures, bubbles are also a useful survival tool, whether it’s boosting hunting success ...