Like the narwhal, this little animal looks like a mythological creature created with artificial intelligence. However, the ...

A new nature preserve opened this year in a wooded valley in Bloomingdale, Ohio, about an hour west of Pittsburgh. The ...

They say every generation thinks it's the end of the world. But the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander has been staring at oblivion since 1967 That’s the year the amphibian was listed under the ...

From Maine coons to Siberian tigers, these are the big boys and girls of the animal kingdom put into perspective.

Bryce Canyon, despite being the ninth smallest national park in America, is full of striking orange rock formations and hoodoos that look like they are from an alien planet -- making it one of those ...

If you spot a small, long-tailed amphibian near a forested pond, you are likely looking at a salamander or a newt. But what's the difference between a salamander and a newt? And how do you tell them ...

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 ...

Scientists have identified a new salamander species in the remote páramo of Chirripó National Park, highlighting our country’s rich biodiversity and the pressing challenges facing high-altitude ...

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 ...

Axolotls are perhaps one of the most difficult exotic pets to care for properly. And, of course, this was the animal my friend chose for her first exotic. This Mexican native is a paedomorphic ...

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