Known as Tanyka amnicola, this lake-dweller with twisted jaws and teeth pointed outward lived in Gondwana 275 million years ago.

Based on these details, its closest evolutionary relatives, and its river habitat, the study’s authors believe Tanyka likely resembled a three-foot-long salamander sporting a lengthier snout. But at ...

Based only on jawbones, scientists have described a new salamander-like animal that would have been a “living fossil” for its ...

In Madagascar, frogs are not background noise. They are a measure of how much forest still functions. The island holds an ...

What may sound like a spa day for frogs is all part of a global effort to fight the chytrid fungus — the deadly pathogen responsible for what scientists have called the largest disease-driven loss of ...

North Carolina doesn’t have any officially “snake-infested” lakes. But if you spend time around freshwater wetlands, rivers, ...

Most animals are known for sticking to a predictable diet, but some species completely break the rules. From the bonnethead shark that regularly eats seagrass, to a parrot that attacks sheep, and a ...

The Kimberley region in the northwest corner of Western Australia is full of rugged ranges and gorges, and long stretches of red soil and rocky ground. The dry seasons are long, and the wet seasons ...

Abstract: Fish feeding intensity assessment (FFIA) aims to evaluate fish appetite changes during feeding, which is crucial in industrial aquaculture applications. Existing FFIA methods are limited by ...

What does a hellbender look like? Discover what makes the Eastern Hellbender so unique - learn how to identify this fascinating salamander and understand its role in our waterways. Adults are capable ...

Scientists once thought that a male frog dubbed Romeo was the last of his kind. Then, when more Sehuencas water frogs were discovered in 2018, they hoped he would mate with a female they called Juliet ...

Most of us have heard the adage “Feed a cold, starve a fever.” It comes from an outdated theory that a cold makes your body cooler and eating can help warm it up, and that a fever makes your body ...