The toxin that makes cane toads so poisonous is causing them to eat their younger kin, but only in Australia, where they became an out-of-control pest. By Annie Roth In Australia, poisonous cane toads ...

The cane toad may be the poster animal for invasive species. Native to South America, it has been introduced to many other ecosystems in the hope it would chow down on agricultural pests. Instead, the ...

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 ...

What's believed to be the largest-ever toad recorded was captured in Australia. It was a cane toad, an invasive species known for its poisonous glands. Toadzilla stalks no longer. The cane toad is ...

After overpopulating an adopted homeland, this toad is cannibalizing its own species. Known as the marine toad, giant toad, and cane toad, Rhinella marina feasts on insects in its native South America ...

We and our international colleagues have deciphered the genetic code of the cane toad. The complete sequence, published today in the journal GigaScience, will help us understand how the toad can ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

The aquatic reptiles cannot resist eating invasive toads that are toxic, so scientists gave the crocodiles a dose of nonlethal food poisoning to adjust their behavior. By Jack Tamisiea When Dr. Seuss ...

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

STRAIGHT AHEAD. ALL RIGHT, IT IS SUMMER AND MOTHER NATURE ALWAYS TIPS US OFF WITH SOME MAJOR CLUES. IT IS HOT AND MUGGY, AND IT’S WHEN THE CANE TOADS COME OUT. WESH 2 NEWS MICHELLE MEREDITH IS LIVE IN ...