They are some of nature's raddest creatures. Some species can regrow limbs, glow in the dark, and live at least 50 years. For these qualities, they are incredibly popular for many who prefer a ...

Amphibians—like frogs and salamanders—are the most imperiled group of animal species in the world; infectious diseases are among the greatest threats to their existence. After a decade of research, a ...

Researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture's Amphibian Disease Laboratory are working to understand—and hopefully get ahead of—highly contagious pathogens affecting amphibians ...

The U.S. imports thousands of salamanders per year, a trade that scientists warned should be banned in order to stop the spread of a deadly fungus that kills nearly every salamander that it infects.

U.S. species, like this red salamander, may be at risk as a new form of deadly amphibian fungus spreads. courtesy Brian Gratwicke Species of all types are disappearing around the globe, but no group ...

Some time around 2008, a mysterious disease started killing off the Netherlands’ fire salamanders. Three years later, 96 percent were dead. The disease turned out to be Batrachochytrium ...