Search results for Salamander

Plants & Animals Dec 16, 2024

Why are axolotls suddenly so popular—and going extinct at the same time?

You may have seen axolotls—an amphibian in the salamander family with a permanent smile and pink, feathery gills—in a pet store or as a plushie in a window, but the endearing animal's popularity seems to be rising just as ...

Plants & Animals Dec 14, 2024

Feds propose protection for giant salamanders devastated by Hurricane Helene

You never forget your first time seeing a giant salamander, according to Andy Hill.

Plants & Animals Nov 29, 2024

Sea anemone study shows how animals restore 'shape' following major injury

Our bodies are remarkably skilled at adapting to changing environments. For example, whether amid summer heat or a winter freeze, our internal temperature remains steady at 37°C, thanks to a process called homeostasis. This ...

Plants & Animals Nov 29, 2024

Sea anemone study shows how animals restore 'shape' following major injury

Our bodies are remarkably skilled at adapting to changing environments. For example, whether amid summer heat or a winter freeze, our internal temperature remains steady at 37°C, thanks to a process called homeostasis. This ...

Ecology Nov 25, 2024

Fossil amphibians found in burrows where they waited for the next rainy season

Two hundred and thirty million years ago, in what's now Wyoming, the seasons were dramatic. Torrential rain would pelt the region for months on end, and when the mega-monsoon ended, the region became extremely dry. This weather ...

Plants & Animals Oct 28, 2024

How life strategies and habitats influence the regenerative capacities of salamanders

Salamanders are the only terrestrial vertebrates that possess the remarkable ability to regenerate limbs or tails. The vast majority of research on vertebrate regeneration is based on the axolotl and has provided great insights ...

Plants & Animals Oct 25, 2024

Move along moose: Study reveals the 'most Canadian' animals

What is the "most Canadian" animal? Spoiler: it's not the beaver, or the moose. Published in the journal The Canadian Field-Naturalist, the study from a team of Simon Fraser University researchers ranks, for the first time ...

Plants & Animals Oct 11, 2024

Wildlife loss is taking ecosystems nearer to collapse, new report suggests

Even for a conservation biologist numbed to bad news about nature, the biennial Living Planet report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is a stark reminder of our failure to arrest the loss of biodiversity—the variety of ...

Plants & Animals Sep 18, 2024

Glue in the face: How frogs' sticky secretions defend them from attack

Many of us are familiar with the story of The Frog Prince, where a princess kisses a frog, and to her surprise, it transforms into a human prince.

Ecology Aug 28, 2024

Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds

U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out imperiled native owls from West Coast forests, under a plan finalized Wednesday that faces challenges ...

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