Biologists Alison Murray and Rob Holmes said that the Komodo spine and the skeleton of an African lizard that is 33 million years old have similarities. The researchers concluded that Komodo dragons ...

The 20-year-old Komodo dragon's health was compromised by an irreversible, age-related spine issue, the zoo said. Hudo hatched at the Denver Zoo in 2003. He moved to the Indianapolis Zoo in 2009 ...

Komodo dragon teeth are ironclad. Literally. The serrated edges and tips of the reptiles’ razor-sharp chompers are lined with a layer of iron, researchers report July 24 in Nature Ecology ...