Sally Gale is a rancher in rural west Marin County, California. In addition to raising beef cattle, she leads a specialized brigade — one that's helped save thousands of amphibians. The amphibians are ...

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All great crested newts have a genetic flaw that dooms half of their offspring to die while still in the egg. How they evolved such a disadvantageous trait has long been a mystery, but now we have an ...

It is dark and wet on Chileno Valley Road, but through the pitch black of this rainy night, glowing flashlight beams play along the road, illuminating the pavement and whatever may happen to crawl, ...

If you spot a small, long-tailed amphibian near a forested pond, you are likely looking at a salamander or a newt. But what's the difference between a salamander and a newt? And how do you tell them ...

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Newt Gingrich’s surge to the top of the Republican presidential field has some conservatives imagining the former House Speaker as the anti-Romney. Gingrich is encouraging such a view with his claim ...