Great crested newts are threatened amphibians that live in lowland areas of England, but their underground lifestyle makes them tricky to find. Scientists have now trained a dog to sniff out the ...

A trained detection dog was highly accurate at finding great crested newts underground or at a distance, which might aid conservation efforts for this highly-endangered species, according to a study ...

Newt so fast, Ed Sheeran: The singer’s plans to build a private, non-denominational chapel on his property in Suffolk, England must await the results of an ecological survey regarding the possible ...

Nikki Glover does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Authorities may have to kill fish that were placed in a Southampton lake due to the risk they pose to a protected species. The issue in the Boating Lake at Southampton Common has arisen after “well ...

Sometimes smooth, sometimes slippery, but always unique. Introducing one of the most interesting salamander relatives: newts. Newts are found in Europe, Asia, and North America. This lizard-frog ...

Newts have genomes 10 times larger than those of humans, making it nearly impossible to sequence their entire DNA. To gain insight nonetheless, teams in Poland and Serbia bred different newt species.