Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fire salamander bathed in ultraviolet light reveals a constellation of green-blue lights across its stomach and sides. Bernat ...

First described more than 250 years ago, fire salamanders are among the most-studied amphibians in Europe. Yet researchers are still making new discoveries about these charismatic creatures. Most ...

An international research team has discovered that the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) is biofluorescent. A study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science shows that the salamander ...

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 ...