The presence of iguanas in Fiji has puzzled scientists for years. Unlike other Pacific islands, Fiji is home to two unique ...

There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central ...

While sailors today can take advantage of favorable winds to reach Fiji from California in about a month, an iguana — or more ...

For decades, the native iguanas of Fiji and Tonga have presented an evolutionary mystery. Every other living iguana species ...

Scientists studying these creatures have often asked how they managed to get from their native lands in the Americas, to the remote islands of Fiji.

A Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) resting on a coconut palm on the island of Fiji in the South Pacific. The four species of iguanas that inhabit Fiji and Tonga today are descended ...

For the first time, researchers have genetically engineered microbes to produce a strong, flexible plastic similar to one of the most widely used fossil-fuel-based plastics: nylon. No natural ...

A Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) resting on a coconut palm on the island of Fiji in the South Pacific. The four species of iguanas that inhabit Fiji and Tonga today are descended ...

Researchers believe the iguanas made the more than 5,000 mile (8,000 kilometer) journey on rafts made of vegetation, arriving in Fiji shortly after the islands formed. "You could imagine some kind ...

Every other living iguana species dwells in the Americas, from southwestern US to the Caribbean and parts of South America.

By Asher Elbein For decades, the native iguanas of Fiji and Tonga have presented an evolutionary mystery. Every other living iguana species dwells in the Americas, from the Southwestern United ...