Newts & Salamanders

An emerging infectious fungus that causes salamanders to die in droves could soon land on North American shores, scientists warn.

The "super salamander" with a toilet-seat-shaped head may have perished some 220 million to 230 million years ago alongside hundreds of its kin when its lake home dried up, researchers say.

A salamander tadpole with two seemingly functional heads is born in Israel, and researchers are speculating that environmental pollutants or random mutation may have caused the defect.

A deadly new fungal disease that originated in Asia is killing salamanders and newts in Europe and could soon land on U.S. shores, home to the most diverse population of salamanders worldwide.

Humans have some regenerative abilities but compared to creatures like the salamander, which has an amazing ability to regenerate after injury, we’re pretty limited.

Rising temperatures are affecting the size of salamanders in the Appalachian Mountains.

This amphibian ability to regrow lost limbs could increase understanding of wound healing in humans.

Some male newts, sans any penises, use powerful pheromones to drive females wild.

For female newts, looks aren't all that important, but smell is.