A fossil find by 15-year-old Ruby Reynolds in the UK has led to the discovery of a new giant sea reptile species that could have been over 25m in length. In May 2020, Ruby, who was then 11-years-old ...

Anton Sorokin was hiking in the hills near his home in Berkeley when he came across a pond that was packed full of newts. For a couple of delightful hours, he watched the amphibians swim to the ...

Cyril was in heaven when he found the rare male marbled newt in this small pond on a spring day with good light, clear water and few predators around. As the newt paused just below the surface amongst ...

Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and the gymnophiona) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids, ...

Were Shakespeare alive today, I like to think that he would twig how wrong he once was about hedgehogs, adders and newts. Being a sagacious sort, he would probably be a member of London Wildlife Trust ...

There’s a march underway in the wild spaces of Lacey. Over leaves and around blades of grass, thousands of tiny feet plod with a single-minded purpose. It’s mating season for the rough-skinned newt.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Why can newts and toads regrow limbs, but we can’t? New genetic ...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 3rd June 2016—A new study has uncovered a large trade in Southeast Asia’s little-known newts, taken from the wild for the international pet trade. The researchers found over ...