A rare toad changed the fate of a river by becoming the first amphibian to halt a hydroelectric dam. It's now in trouble.

As habitat loss and invasive predators decimate the Texas horned lizard population, researchers are banking on statewide ...

The admirable little red-bellied toad is the size of a thumb, but it has achieved giant feats: In 2014, it prevented the ...

Rattlesnakes are the only native venomous snakes in California. Here's where they live and what to do if you are bitten.

The big blue is the world's greatest wilderness – it's a vast marine desert where there is little to eat and nowhere to hide.

Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on ...

A massive fossil site in Qatar has uncovered the world’s richest sea cow bonebed and a new species, Salwasiren qatarensis.

The golden toad was declared extinct in 2004, the victim of climate change, scientists said in 2022. But Trevor Ritland hasn't given up the search.

Scientists have newly described three extraordinary species of tree toad that leapfrog over the egg-to-tadpole stage. The females give birth on land to dozens of toadlets, each measuring just a few ...