At first glance, skinks and newts have many similarities. However, potential new owners should understand that these are ...

The Hong Kong newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis), which has an orange-spotted belly and is typically 15 centimeters in ...

I wonder if the two former Mrs. Newt Gingriches would testify as to his regard for the institution of marriage. Does he really think that heterosexual marriage could in any way be damaged by same ...

The origin of the toxin in these newts has broader ramifications, because they — and the garter snakes that eat them — are poster animals for what has been considered a classic example of ...

However, toxicity varies among populations; for example, newts that live above 500 meters elevation are much less toxic and can be eaten by mammals and other predators.

Newts of the genus <i>Taricha</i> produce tetrodotoxin, a powerful neurotoxin. Previously, scientists thought this was purely a chemical defense against predators, but they didn’t know how it was ...

Collectively known as “the Pacific Newts,” Sonoma County newt species include the California or Coast Range newt, the rough-skinned newt and the red-bellied newt.

The Crater Lake newt, also known as the Mazama newt. National Park Service On Thursday, the environmental nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity submitted a legal petition for protection of the ...

Newt Gingrich's recent proposal to colonize the moon is nothing new. Gingrich has been generating visionary extraterrestrial ideas at least since 1984, when he published a book called Window of ...

A little-known group of amphibians — the Southeast Asian newts — are in high demand as pets, a new study has found. Large numbers of these semi-aquatic salamanders are being collected from the ...

Newt kills snake, snake adapts, snake eats newt and — well, that part goes on pretty much forever. And this tale, like all good tales, involves a campfire with three dead hunters around it.