Listed as endangered since 1967, San Francisco garter snakes are found only on the Peninsula and in northern Santa Cruz ...

Creating a bioactive habitat with students can give them a window into the natural world while easing the upkeep for class ...

Snakes may not be known for wagging tails or greeting their owners at the door, but some species are thought to be ...

Our Santiniketan is a lyrical memoir by author Mahasweta Devi.In the novel, a forgotten Santiniketan, seen through the innocent eyes of a young girl.The memoir is published by Seagull books. I must ...

Full bellies and happy frogs over here. Caring for tree frogs takes the right balance of feeding, habitat, and daily care.

Most amphibians die when exposed to salt — except the crab-eating frog, which thrives with it. Here’s how it rewrote the ...

If not for a pair of Smithsonian scientists, the fingernail-size frog from Brazil would have likely gone extinct without ever being described ...

Threatened frogs aren’t just found in national parks – citizen scientists are finding them throughout private land too.

Three species of frog will get new homes on the Norfolk estate A plan to reintroduce three tiny frog species to the UK has been given £15,000 by a rewilding charity. The hope is that the amphibians ...

Recycled Christmas trees will be used in animal enclosures at a safari park or turned into biofuel, a charity said. Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust is among organisations collecting trees in the ...

Grasonville, Maryland — On a warm evening in the spring of 2020, Jeremy Feinberg stood at the edge of a moonlit pond. He was on the Delmarva Peninsula, on the east side of Chesapeake Bay. “Chuck!” ...

Some of the most striking houseplants are succulents with unusual leaves. Unlike blooms that fade, unique foliage can steal ...