Love — or at least sex — was in the air of the small, windowless, biosecure room at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas. Sixteen ...

Meet the Surinam Toad, a five-inch-long amphibian that lives in South America. Once the female toad’s eggs are fertilized by the male, they embed in her back, which transforms into a honeycomb-like ...

It might seem obvious that licking a toad isn’t a great idea, but the allure has been just too great for some people recently ...

Recent rains have brought out the Sonoran Desert toad. This amphibian has a special defensive ability. Their skin contains a ...

Since their introduction in 1935, cane toads (Rhinella marina) have become one of Australia’s most notorious invasive species, profoundly impacting native ecosystems. Research over recent decades has ...

This week on The Pulse: tales of adventure in search of lost and elusive species, from the golden toad to India’s wild ...