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The title “Community science rediscovers the Syrian Spadefoot Toad, Pelobatus syriacus, in war-torn regions of Syria” is a good précis of the article. The authors, Yaman Omran (University of ...

Is There Something More We Could Have Done? The fact is that the Kihansi spray toad was unknown to science in 1995, when the construction of the dam began. As soon as we discovered the toad in ...

Kissing a frog may not magically turn it into a prince, but doing the same to a toad could probably let you conjure one — at least in your head. While you may think that it’s common sense that ...

Eating rabbit, camel, carp, feral cat, deer and cane toad might sound extreme to some, but it's gaining attention as a solution to tackle the growing impact of invasive species. Now, Tony ...