When a Santa Barbara area family brought home a farmed Christmas tree to brighten their holidays, they never expected to find a surprise hidden among the branches: a tiny northwestern salamander, over ...

Wandering salamanders can skydive in the branches of the tallest trees in the world. When a hungry bird comes near them, wandering salamanders can jump off the tallest trees in the world, California's ...

Slippery salamanders glide mysteriously through the canopies of the world’s tallest trees. Now, scientists say they understand how the small skydivers are able to maneuver seamlessly across California ...

While studying salamanders and chameleons, USF researchers discovered the animals use the same biological mechanism to fire ...

Salamanders may seem like insignificant creatures that enjoy wandering around humid environments. Most people would attach little importance to these small and solitary amphibians. Yet, salamanders, ...

Baby hellbender salamanders don't stand a chance against their fathers who have gone rogue and started cannibalizing their offspring. For the past eight years, scientists from Virginia Tech have been ...

Chameleons and salamanders can fire their tongues as fast as 16 feet/second.