The California tiger salamander relies on seasonal ponds to breed. But for decades, the species has been under pressure from ...

Salamanders use stress signals to prep their whole body to regrow limbs - offering new clues for human healing.

The Eastern hellbender ( Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) isn’t nearly as fearsome as its name implies. They’re actually ...

This rare and endangered species' population is growing thanks to the efforts of an Ohio zoo and its partners. Meet the ...

Scientists have tested a new way to monitor a rare breed of salamander. They implanted microchips into 80 achoque, which are only found in one lake in Mexico.

A former strip mine may not seem to be the most likely place to find wildlife. But a new study from biologists at UVA Wise ...

Baby hellbender salamanders don't stand a chance against their fathers who have gone rogue and started cannibalizing their offspring. For the past eight years, scientists from Virginia Tech have been ...

Students at Powell Elementary School in D.C. studied the red-backed salamander and thought that its red strips looked like the District’s flag. Now the D.C. Council is considering a bill to designate ...