Salamanders are amphibians that are best known for their lizard-like appearance Today we got to meet a couple of them and learn a few interesting facts about these interesting creatures, including the ...

We usually think of birds migrating back to their nesting grounds in spring, but other creatures also migrate. Though not on the same scale as their feathered friends, many salamanders make an ...

Sometimes smooth, sometimes slippery, but always unique. Introducing one of the most interesting salamander relatives: newts. Newts are found in Europe, Asia, and North America. This lizard-frog ...

WYOMING — It is nice, sometimes to get down and dirty with nature, Francis Slocum State Park Environmental Educator Kathy Kelcher told a group parents and children during the Salamander Meander on ...

Scientists have discovered that fire salamanders produce biofluorescent secretions that glow under specific wavelengths of ...

Salamanders, like frogs and toads, are amphibians. This means they lead "double lives" spending their early existence as aquatic larvae which undergo metamorphosis, transforming into land-based ...

A team of scientists, led by Natural History Museum postdoctoral researcher Dr. Anne-Claire Fabre, have conducted the first study on how metamorphosis has influenced the evolution of salamanders.

Red-backed salamanders are little lungless salamanders that live in the deciduous forests of eastern and central U.S. and up into Canada. They have one of the biggest distributions of any North ...

He's shown us up-close views of snakes and salamanders, as well as trips by water and by land. One of the most interesting people Rob has ever included in his eco adventures is local biologist Dr.

Wrapped around a submerged tree branch, the egg mass blended into the dead leaves and muck at the bottom of the woodland pool. I would have missed it if I hadn’t been specifically searching for frog ...

Frogs and other amphibians rely on the surrounding environment to regulate their body temperature. On hot days they might seek shade, water or cool spaces underground. But what if everywhere is too ...