Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Q. Salamanders come in many colors and are widespread, yet they seem to be one of the least-appreciated groups of animals. Most of ...

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 ...

The first warm rains of spring, usually around the end of March or the beginning of April, coax an assortment of amphibians from their winter dormancy. Wood frogs, spring peepers, and a variety of ...

In the 1970s, ecologists published results from one of the first whole-forest ecosystem studies ever conducted. Scientists reported that salamanders represent one of the largest sources of biomass, or ...

On a cold April evening, a dozen biologists and conservationists headed into a wooded area of the Middlesex Fells Reservation, over 2,500 acres of forest, wetlands, and hills in portions of Malden, ...

Salamanders spend the majority of their lives below ground and surface only for short periods of time. When they do emerge, salamanders can be spotted not only on forest floors but also in trees, ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. High up ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

It is salamander season again! This is the time of year when our local amphibians will be migrating back to their natal pools to mate and lay eggs. We were recently talking about amphibians in class, ...

Alex Smith may be bald, but he says his hair stands on end when he thinks about the moment he first spotted a pitcher plant that had devoured a juvenile salamander in an Ontario park. That's because ...

The melting of the winter snow, combined with the limited rains that we’ve had this spring, combined to form pools on the ...