Rare blind 'snake' rediscovered in Brazil...

"The unique creature, Atretochoana eiselti, was found after engineers drained a hydroelectric dam which spans a river connected to the Amazon ( Read more... )

There are several species of amphibians worldwide being threatened by Chytrid fungus.

"Chytrid fungi were long thought to be predominantly free-living saprophytes, with a few species capable of infecting only invertebrates and vascular plants. However, in 1999 a new species - Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (hereafter Bd) - was described infecting ( Read more... )

Humans didn't invent the wheel. They reinvented it. From this clever video, you can see salamanders and caterpillars had it figured out, first.

We all love salamanders and newts, right? Cute little, often brightly colored amphibions that eat bugs and worms. Sure, some have poisonous skin, but on a whole they aren't particularly menacing, right ( Read more... )