DORRANCE TWP. – The small redback salamander was weightless in my hand. But in the forest, it weighs a ton. Redback salamanders are so abundant in our forests that their biomass (combined weight per ...

Natural closeup on a bright red Western redback salamander, Plethodon vehiculum sitting on the ground.(Getty Images/Wirestock) Fourth grade students from Powell Elementary School testified Wednesday ...

Students at Powell Elementary School in D.C. studied the red-backed salamander and thought that its red strips looked like the District’s flag. Now the D.C. Council is considering a bill to designate ...

With spring bringing an influx of rainy days to Ohio, a slithery, slimy amphibian has emerged and is roaming around. Hellbenders are real, but we're not talking about those amphibians. Ohio is home to ...

A red-backed salamander that is a chocolate brown base color with white speckling and a distinctly bright red-orange stripe running the length of its back from its neck to the tip of its tail rest on ...

This seems to me to be the summer of the salamanders. I suppose this is true for most water-loving things-fungi, slugs, and many of the vegetables in my garden that I’ve apparently always ...

Mid-September is a time of much change in the Northland. Though the autumnal equinox isn't until Sept. 23, many of the local flora and fauna are taking on the appearance of the new season already.

Precipitation during the hot days of summer can be quite sporadic. Though the weather statistics show that the summer is the wettest, these measurements often change from year to year and from ...

MetroParks staff check out a salamander during the 2023 migration season. On a recent warm evening — more spring-like than February — dozens of small, dark salamanders peeked their heads out of their ...