Cane toads — sizable, toxic amphibians from Central and South America that have been introduced to Hawaii and Australia — can find their way home across long distances. To investigate their homing ...

In 1935, a species known as the giant neotropical toad (Rhinella marina) was introduced to Australia. Scientists hoped these amphibians would control native cane beetles, but cane toads quickly ...

Learn about the cane toad, its lethal defense strategy, and why it is so detrimental to the environments it invades.

Biodiversity is increasingly diminished by humanity’s many impacts, a major aspect of which is urbanization. Although there are a lot of studies reporting that urbanization influences wildlife ...

It is early evening in Australia's top end, and a hunter stalks its prey. Keenly alert, the northern quoll follows the sound of rustling in the leaf litter. It must be some kind of frog, the small ...