From frogs to salamanders to the axolotl, amphibians are the most threatened animal group in the world. Pollution, habitat loss and a pandemic-level fungus have brought countless species to the brink ...

Scientists found a “slender” creature with a bright orange belly in a mountain lake of Guangdong and discovered a new species, a study said. Getty Images/iStockphoto In a mountain lake of eastern ...

Scientists found a “fire-bellied” creature in a waterhole of the Huanggangshan Mountains and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Jiang, Huang, Fan, Cheng, Gong, Cui, Zhang, Lan, Zou, ...

Newts symbolize pure, clean water in Japanese paddies. The tiny amphibians rely on predator-resistant properties and an astonishing regenerative ability. Now, a new surprise has researchers stunned!

The genus Taricha, or Pacific newts, includes four species of toxic cuties: the California newt, the rough-skinned newt, the red-bellied newt and the Sierra newt. These semiaquatic, nocturnal ...