The green basilisk lizard is also called a plumed or double-crested basilisk; but its amazing ability to run on water gives this species its most recognizable moniker: the Jesus Christ lizard.

What that advantage might be is unknown. The green comes from biliverdin, a byproduct of dying red blood cells. The lizards have it in such great abundance—20 times more than the highest concentration ...

Green Lizard Technologies, a spin-out from Queen’s University Belfast which focuses on taking innovative green chemistry technologies and developing them into commercial ventures, won the Royal ...