New research shows a deadly bacteria is killing the Lister's gecko and blue-tailed skink, both native to Christmas Island Two other Christmas Island species have been declared extinct this month ...

Around 10 years ago an entire species of a little lizard vanished from Christmas Island. The blue-tailed skink is only a few centimetres long and as you can see, has a bright blue streak down its back ...

When something is hydrophobic, it repels water. When water is dropped on a hydrophobic surface, rather than spread out over the object, the water forms droplets. Some plants, animals, and insects have ...