with its four legs and long tail. Folklore tells us of how newts will creep down the throat of anyone sleeping near water. Living as a parasite in the person’s stomach the newt can feast then ...

The great crested newt lives only in Europe. Females, which are larger than males, can reach 7 inches in length, making these stout-bodied amphibians the continent’s largest newts. The great ...

Enter the eastern newt, an amphibian with three different forms, whose ability to transform its body and its lifestyle makes its peers look like amateurs. All eastern newts begin life as jelly ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— The Center for Biological Diversity notified the Trump administration today that it intends to sue over the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s failure to protect the critically imperiled ...

A “cute little newt” has found itself in the middle of a fight between a leading environmental organization and the Trump administration. The Center for Biological Diversity on Thursday ...

Newts have the ability to regenerate not only their legs and tails, but also their hearts and brains! This amazing regenerative ability has long attracted the attention of regenerative medicine ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal petition today with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the Crater Lake newt (also known as the Mazama newt) under the ...

Walkers taking dogs into community woodland are being asked to ensure their dogs do not harm a rare and protected newt species during its breeding season. Nightingale Woods, in South Marston ...

Warty newts breed from March to June and are more vulnerable to harm during this period Walkers taking dogs into community woodland are being asked to ensure their dogs do not harm a rare and ...