Scientists have found that female toxic newts are far more deadly and poisonous than males. Taricha newts are a highly toxic species found in the Pacific coastal region. They possess a powerful ...

They're tiny and, as salamanders go, cute. But by 2012 striped newts had almost disappeared from their historical habitat in the Apalachicola National Forest in Florida's Panhandle. So that same year ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The newts of the genus Taricha come armed with a powerful neurotoxin ...

PETALUMA, Calif. (KRON) — From mid-November to mid-March, California Newts in Petaluma begin making their way from their terrestrial habitats in the Northern California hills to their aquatic breeding ...

Scientists found some “crocodile”-like creatures breeding in a rice field of Hunan Province and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from You-Xiang Zhang via Huang, Xiang, Wu, Zhang, Zhang, ...

Holding a newt is one of the most sought-after wildlife encounters among the North Bay’s elementary school set. Each year, thousands of school kids eagerly await their field trip to one of our ...

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen) was awarded a $2.1 million state grant last month for the Alma Bridge Road Newt Passage Project, aimed at protecting the health of local newt ...

WASHINGTON— In a legal victory for the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today agreed to consider granting Endangered Species Act protections to the striped newt, ...

As the first drops of rain hit the leaves, brown and orange newts emerge from their shelters and head down into the misty storm. California newts and rough-skinned newts are local to the East Bay and ...

It may be time to crown male newts as the female-arousing kings — the amphibians release powerful pheromones that put females in the mood to mate with practically any adult around, even other females ...