Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Cane toads in Australia have evolved to hop straighter and farther ...

Cane toads can adapt so well to Australia's climate that these amphibian pests may eventually spread around three-quarters of the country's coastline, biologists predict. They says that the cane toad, ...

SYDNEY — Thousands of poisonous cane toads met their fate Sunday as Australians gathered for a celebratory mass killing of the hated amphibians, with many of the creatures’ corpses being turned into ...

Damn straight. Toxic toads invading Australia are moving in straighter paths to reach new destinations quicker. Over the 80 years since they were introduced to Australia to control pest insects, the ...

This 15-inch-long cane toad from Darwin, Australia, weighs nearly 2 pounds. The toads, which were imported from South America in a failed effort to eradicate a beetle eating Queensland sugarcane crops ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The successful spread of invasive Cane Toads (Rhinella marina) across tropical Australia has been attributed to a lack of biotic resistance, ...

Australian pests get a voice in 3-D documentary that awes audiences at Sundance. Feb. 13, 2010— -- First, they were just Cane toads. Now, they're "Ava-toads" -- as Australian filmmaker Mark Lewis ...

Cutter described the invasive pests as "incredibly tough amphibians", capable of surviving a broad temperature range from ...