Apr 22nd, 2008 · BPP Web editor Laura Conaway undertook an urban expedition with the editor of a new Web site cataloging nature discoveries. In a Manhattan park, Conaway turned over a log and found a scientific miracle.
Apr 5th, 2008 · Salamanders have amazing abilities to renew and regenerate themselves. Research biologist David Gardiner talks to Andrea Seabrook about why salamanders can regrow limbs and humans can't.
Mar 17th, 2007 · It turns out that when the giant palm salamander shoots its tongue out to snatch an insect, it emits a greater burst of power than is exerted by any other muscle in the animal kingdom.
Oct 14th, 2004 · A long-awaited assessment of frog, toad and salamander populations around the world finds nearly one-third of species are threatened with extinction. Amphibians are widely regarded as indicators of global health, as their highly permeable skin is more immediately sensitive to changes in the environment. The study is in this week's Science magazine. NPR's John Nielsen reports.