Leapin’ lizards — Komodo dragon blood could save lives! Researchers at George Mason University created a synthetic version of an antimicrobial compound using a substance in the giant Indonesian lizard ...

In a land where survival is precarious, Komodo dragons thrive despite being exposed to scads of bacteria that would kill less hardy creatures. Now in a study, scientists report that they have detected ...

The King cobra and Komodo dragon are both deadly animals, two of the most dangerous reptiles on the planet. Each has its own ...

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 ...

Researchers from George Mason University in Washington DC have created a synthetic molecule from Komodo Dragon blood that, from early results, has shown to be a powerful antibiotic. Komodo Dragons are ...

The islands of Wallacea, which include parts of Indonesia, are home to many species that exist nowhere else in the world. The Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) has spread across the ...

Consider the Komodo dragon. A hairless creature with thin lips, beady eyes and the hint of a smirk on its face, it stalks animals many times its size. A dragon attack often ends with the prey dashing ...