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, ...
With such wonderful weather last week, it felt an opportune time to wake an old series of columns from its over-extended ...
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 fire salamander rests on a moss-covered rock beside shallow flowing water, its bright yellow markings clearly contrasting with the dark body. Instead of hiding among leaves or shadows, the ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was named in a lawsuit filed by a conservation nonprofit this week, arguing that agency has violated the Endangered Species Act by failing ...
It’s not just basketball season. It’s also mating season for salamanders, so watch where you step. On Friday, Jan. 9, South Lakeshore Drive near Homewood High School will be closed to allow for a safe ...
In ancient times, people had some wild beliefs about salamanders. They thought these cool-skinned amphibians could survive in fire. That is not true, of course. But some salamanders do have a ...
In ancient times, people thought moist-skinned salamanders could survive in fire. That's not true, of course, but some salamanders have a surprising ability to deal with another temperature extreme: ...
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 ...
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 ...
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