A tiny gecko had a big problem: squamous cell carcinoma. How the zoo's vets teamed up to save the creature and make history.

A Blaesodactylus ganzhorni, or Ganzhorn’s velvet gecko, as seen during the day. Photo from Miguel Vences Researchers realized they’d discovered a new species: Blaesodactylus ganzhorni, ...

WASHINGTON — Chemo for a gecko? Right-o. Humans have used geckos in the pursuit of skin cancer treatments. So it seems fitting that when a gecko at the National Zoo was spotted with tumors ...