Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's easy to nerd out on salamanders if you live in East Tennessee. The state is home to an astonishing number of distinct ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With a narrow travel window, these amphibians risk freezing or harming themselves during their journey. These amphibians ...

Researchers discover that the fire salamander hides a turquoise sheen beneath its toxic skin, revealing a unique mystery.

HOMEWOOD, Ala.—Nine-year-old Ruby Banta thought it was a pretty simple choice, even for adults. “This was the salamander’s habitat first,” she said after an afternoon soccer game. “It’s not a college ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Hellbenders are North America’s largest salamanders, living in rivers and growing to an incredible length of over two feet. Eastern newts are tiny ...

At first glance, a lizard and a salamander can appear surprisingly alike. Both usually have long bodies, four limbs, and ...

A pandemic is on the horizon. A fungal pathogen called Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) almost completely wiped out several fire salamander populations in Europe and biologists think it may be ...

It's easy to nerd out on salamanders if you live in East Tennessee. The state is home to an astonishing number of distinct salamander species − more than 60 or even 70, depending on the source − that ...