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Europe's iconic fire salamanders harbor a secret superpower scientists just discovered: they glow vivid green and cyan under ultraviolet light. Even more surprising, their toxic skin secretions keep glowing for over 24 hours after release.
A small New Hampshire city is constructing underground tunnels to help endangered salamanders safely cross busy roads during their annual spring migration. Similar tunnels in Vermont have already reduced amphibian deaths by 80%.
Conservation teams in Florida are hand-raising endangered frosted flatwoods salamander eggs to save the species from disappearing forever. Their "extinction rescue" work shows how humans can help wildlife adapt to a changing climate.
Conservationists are giving tiny frosted flatwoods salamanders a fighting chance by raising eggs in captivity before releasing them into the wild. The effort is preventing one of America's most endangered amphibians from disappearing forever.
Conservationists are saving endangered frosted flatwoods salamander eggs one by one, raising them in captivity to give the tiny creatures a fighting chance. It's painstaking work, but it's keeping an entire species from disappearing forever.
Texas researchers have discovered how to trigger limb regeneration in mammals by activating a dormant ability that's been hidden inside us all along. The breakthrough could transform how we heal from traumatic injuries.
After dwindling to fewer than 100 in the wild, critically endangered achoques are getting a second chance at survival. Conservationists just released 1,000 young salamanders into their only home on Earth.
Volunteers in New Jersey spent an evening helping salamanders, toads, and frogs safely cross a busy road during their spring migration to breeding pools. In just one night, they guided 191 amphibians to safety.
Scientists discovered blue-spotted salamanders can crawl across ice and snow without freezing by "supercooling" their bodies below 0°C. This remarkable ability gives them a head start on breeding season and helps their babies thrive.
