If you see a little orange guy crawling in the woods in West Virginia, it’s probably an eastern newt, the Mountain State's ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of proto-amphibian that lived 270 million years ago. They have named it the Kermitops gratus, after "The Muppet Show" character Kermit the Frog. The new ...

The melting of the winter snow, combined with the limited rains that we’ve had this spring, combined to form pools on the ...

Nestled away from Buckhead’s busy streets sits the Blue Heron Nature Preserve, a quiet sanctuary with 30 acres of parklands, wetlands and trails tucked along a winding stream. Inside the preserve’s ...

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Reality tends toward entropy, and nature craves balance. The methods behind these maddening processes aren’t pretty, either. Survival of the fittest means that even strong species are at risk of ...

Thomas More University is researching the endangered 'snot otters' with an eye toward helping them make a comeback.

TENNESSEE (WJHL) — May 7-13 is recognized by the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) as a special week dedicated to amphibians found across the state. “Amphibian Week” is designed to bring ...

Observers can report locations of reptile and amphibian road crossings via the Wildlife Reporting System, available at ...

The rocks in the area in which the skull was found, known as the Red Beds, are over 270 million years old, and contain fossils of several ancient species that are early relatives of modern amphibians, ...