Salamanders : Science World Report

Dec 17, 2015 09:28 AM EST

200-Year-Old Giant Chinese Salamander Discovered Alive Outside Cave

Scientists have uncovered an ancient giant just outside a Chinese cave. They've found what appears to be a 200-year-old salamander that looks a bit like a monster from a horror movie.

Aug 18, 2015 08:27 AM EDT

First-Ever Ancient Salamander Preserved in Amber Discovered in the Caribbean

Scientists are learning a bit more about the evolution in the Caribbean with the help of the first ever salamander found frozen in amber.

Aug 11, 2015 07:49 PM EDT

Growing Tadpole Disease Threatens Earth's Dwindling Frog Population

An unnamed disease caused by a parasitic protest or a single-celled microorganism that invades tadpole livers could threaten global frog populations. Scientists at the University of Exeter recently tested tadpoles from six countries across three continents and discovered that protists present in qui...

Jul 31, 2015 09:18 AM EDT

Ban On Salamander Imports In U.S. To Prevent Deadly Fungus

Researchers are calling for a strict ban on the nation's population of salamanders in order to prevent deadly fungus from spreading, according to researchers at the University of California-Berkeley (UCB) and San Francisco State University (SFSU). The findings are published in the journal Science.

Jul 30, 2015 05:11 PM EDT

Killer, Foreign Fungus May Destroy Salamanders in North America

A deadly fungus is sweeping across salamanders and now, scientists are calling for an immediate ban of salamander importation to halt its spread.

Mar 24, 2015 11:22 AM EDT

Prehistoric Super Salamander the Size of a Car Lived with Dinosaurs

A prehistoric salamander may have terrorized Earth during the rise of the dinosaurs. Researchers have uncovered a crocodile-like amphibian that was among our planet's top predators 200 million years ago.

Jun 30, 2014 10:10 PM EDT

Could Climate Change be Causing Salamanders to Shrink?

Climate change may be causing salamanders to shrink. According to researchers at Clemson University, they found that warming environments could be the reason.