We humans have an innate urge to lay our hands on things. And while it's not just reasonable, but advisable with cats and dogs, there are plenty of objects—living and inanimate—that we should approach ...

In antiquity, many thought salamanders were fire-proof. The legend, which likely originated from the amphibians’ penchant for living in firewood, inspired the common name of the fire salamander, a ...

Sunday marks 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state. The deadly eruption happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. on May 18, 1980, following months of small explosions and earthquakes.

The Upper Peninsula's blue-spotted salamanders are out and about this spring as they mate and lay eggs in wetlands, and a Northern Michigan University program is keeping watch over them. Each spring, ...

A park ranger patrolling remote streams in California recently stumbled onto something most people will never see in their lifetime: a California giant salamander, one of the largest amphibians on the ...

I’m a little slow on the uptake for this one — what? It’s been a busy few … years — but I’m just catching up to the news that someone had to file a lawsuit to ask the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ...

The frosted flatwoods salamander is a threatened species now found in only three locations in Georgia and Florida. Conservationists are surveying the salamander population at Fort Stewart, which ...

It’s a cold night in a Canadian forest. Temperatures are below freezing, snow is on the ground and most animals remain hidden to avoid the harsh conditions. But one creature is braving the cold ...

In response to a question, he said the salamanders hibernate deeper into the ground during winter. Morris said the redbacks lay their eggs in the early summer. “So if you want to be respectful of ...

On warmer, rainy nights in January, more salamanders and frogs will be trying to make their way across the roads in Alabama. It’s mating season, and they need to move during a time when it’s possible ...

Ares Management Corp. made its first private equity investment in Australia with the acquisition of a majority stake in Redback Boots Co Pty. The deal values Redback Boots at an enterprise value of ...