Toad evolution Cane toads are shining light on a new process by which genetic traits evolve, say Australian researchers. They say it has "revolutionary" implications for our understanding of evolution ...

Some might argue they should never have been brought here in the first place but they’re here now and they’re only becoming more widespread. That’s the finding of new research from Australian ...

A group of scientists from UNSW Sydney, the University of Sydney, Deakin University, Portugal and Brazil have unlocked the DNA of the cane toad, a poisonous amphibian that is a threat to many native ...

I’ve shared news of several species of extremely tiny frogs and toads, commonly known as flea-toads or toadlets (read more here and here). These tiny amphibians are remarkable because they are much ...

Lee A Rollins receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Rick Shine receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Greg Brown does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...

When the first cane toads were brought from South America to Queensland in 1935, many of the parasites that troubled them were left behind. But deep inside the lungs of at least one of those pioneer ...