Scientists have discovered the key to how salamanders regenerate their limbs - something mammals are unable to do.

Investigating a common gene in three very different species—salamanders, mice and zebrafish—scientists have discovered the ...

The Chinese giant salamander is not just massive—it is a highly specialized ambush predator built for stealth and sudden violence. Using sensitive skin to detect vibrations, it can locate prey in ...

The finding offers new insights into the early development of this species ...

Giant salamanders belong to a class of amphibians with traits that have captured serious scientific attention. Like frogs, ...

Observations of giant salamanders’ behavior, size and habitat are rare opportunities to shape conservation strategies.

Move over, Jurassic Park — nature just delivered a real-life blast from the past. A park ranger working in California’s ...

Biologist Michael Reichmuth captured the California giant salamander in larval form in the wild for the first time in picture ...

If Mike Steffen and Kelly Irwin hadn’t had such crummy luck collecting adult salamanders in the forest at Lake Catherine one day in May 2011, they wouldn’t have bothered to look for younger specimens ...