Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have mapped the genome of the Iberian ribbed newt and revealed how the composition and ...

Buncombe Board of Commissioners gave a financial update on Feb. 4. They support the Eastern Hellbender and disburse funds for ...

It has these huge fangs, the whole front of the mouth is just giant teeth," says Jason Pardo, an NSF postdoctoral fellow at the Field Museum in Chicago and the co-lead author of the study.

The giant salamanders spend most of their lives nearly invisible under rocks in streams, which has made it difficult to ...

A hellbender stranded on dry ground during Hurricane Helene is rescued in Buncombe County. Two hellbenders are found dead ...

The giant salamander species in Appalachia was already in trouble when Hurricane Helene devastated swaths of its habitat in ...

A research project will gather data on hellbender populations, which have declined over recent decades and were damaged after ...

A giant salamander called the "hellbender" is on its way to becoming an endangered species. It needs very clean water to survive and that's getting harder to find.

Tropical Storm Helene devastated healthy populations of the eastern hellbender salamander. Because of this they may receive ...

A new study suggests that a tree-dwelling salamander may be able to control its grip on trees' bark by pumping blood in and out of the tips of its toes. This rather crafty strategy could one day be ...

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff The word “galamander” brings to mind some sort of mythical beast. A dragon, perhaps ...