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After a decade-long search, scientists found the “rarest and most elusive amphibian” in the world on a former estate in Chile ...

Near an island in the South Pacific Ocean, a bright red sea creature with “canine-like” teeth swam around the coral reef. Maybe it was its vibrant coloring or its spiny body, but something about the ...

Early March contains the first harbingers of the shifting seasons. The temperature starts to fitfully rise, the sun stays out for longer – noticeably, as we spring forward the clocks – and after dusk ...

From a groundbreaking find to a global disaster. This is how one species and human error endangered amphibians everywhere.

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Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god.

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"We found that 104 out of 5203 species -- 2 % -- are already exposed to overheating in shaded terrestrial conditions. And a 4°C global temperature increase could push 7.5% of species beyond their ...

Amphibians are land animals, but can only reproduce in water. They prefer to live in and around small bodies of water. But ...