New York officials are warning residents to be careful when driving on warm, rainy nights this spring as hundreds of different amphibians will emerge for their annual breeding season.

For many Massachusetts residents, spring rain is a reminder of the changing seasons. For smaller Massachusetts natives, like ...

Mole salamanders migrate once a year during the transition from winter to spring. With the temperatures warming and the rain rolling in, here's what you need to know to go look for them.

Salamanders are amphibians that are best known for their lizard-like appearance Today we got to meet a couple of them and learn a few interesting facts about these interesting creatures, including the ...

Q. Salamanders come in many colors and are widespread, yet they seem to be one of the least-appreciated groups of animals. Most of my friends have never even seen one. What interesting facts could I ...

Meet the mole salamander. This species seems like many of the salamanders you may find in ponds in the Midwest, with one major difference: some populations of them are unisexual, or are females that ...

The majority of DNA in one’s body does not encode for any protein. In a Feb. 25 lecture, Rachel Mueller, Colorado State University biology professor, addressed questions surrounding junk DNA, ...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas— The Center for Biological Diversity today announced the addition of another $5,000 to the reward for information leading to a conviction or fine in the disappearance of hundreds of ...

Researchers can now describe how species of stream salamanders find new homes by moving both within streams and over land to adjacent streams during multiple life stages, and how this movement may ...