Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers describe the new species as having "large" eyes and "v"-shaped teeth, according to a new peer-reviewed study ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— In response to a legal petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week that the Crater Lake newt (also known as the Mazama ...

GEORGIA — The Center of Biological Diversity (CBD) announced it has told the U.S. government it would sue in a bid to protect a species of newt living in Georgia and parts of Florida. According to CBD ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A small but mighty cohort of endangered newts is showing promise in Portland. Last August, the Mazama newt — an amphibian species ...

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, ...

Two summers ago, field scientists dipped aquatic nets into a puddle on the highest peak of Doi Soi Malai mountain in northwestern Thailand. They pulled three newts up with their nets, marveling at ...

A new species of crocodile newt from the Central Highlands of Vietnam has been described in the journal ZooKeys. "It is an exceptional discovery as it is one of the most colorful species in the genus ...

Researchers describe the new species as having "large" eyes and "v"-shaped teeth, according to a new peer-reviewed study A brand new species has been discovered in China. Researchers initially noticed ...

In a rice field of central China, some “large”-eyed creatures gathered for mating season. Something about the “crocodile”-like animals caught the attention of nearby scientists — and for good reason.