Salamanders may seem like insignificant creatures that enjoy wandering around humid environments. Most people would attach little importance to these small and solitary amphibians. Yet, salamanders, ...

The frosted flatwoods salamander is a threatened species now found in only three locations in Georgia and Florida. Conservationists are surveying the salamander population at Fort Stewart, which ...

Danilo Giacometti receives funding from the São Paulo Research Foundation (Brazil). It’s a cold night in a Canadian forest. Temperatures are below freezing, snow is on the ground and most animals ...

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Liège on a large population of Japanese giant salamanders—one of the largest amphibians in the world—reveals that above a certain size, a ...

On warmer, rainy nights in January, more salamanders and frogs will be trying to make their way across the roads in Alabama. It’s mating season, and they need to move during a time when it’s possible ...

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For the last 20 years, Dominican nuns in a Mexican monastery have cared for the largest known captive population of the critically endangered achoque salamander. Now scientists from Chester Zoo in the ...

The California tiger salamander relies on seasonal ponds to breed. But for decades, the species has been under pressure from non-native salamanders introduced in the 1950s and 1960s for use as fishing ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) isn’t ...

A pair of studies from UT Austin offer insights into these keystone species. Eureycea salamanders (left, credit: Yaqing Li) and Ambystoma salamanders (right, credit: David Ledesma) feature in two ...

Another installment in our "worst fighters of WW2" series - this time it's the first single-engine jet fighter, the Heinkel He 162. Again, it's up to you to decide if you think this aircraft deserves ...