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.

If you spot a small, long-tailed amphibian near a forested pond, you are likely looking at a salamander or a newt. But what's the difference between a salamander and a newt? And how do you tell them ...

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich weighs in on the Trump administration’s economic focus on affordability push on ‘Kudlow.’ Trump’s shutdown win just landed Republicans with a huge political headache ...

As the first drops of rain hit the leaves, brown and orange newts emerge from their shelters and head down into the misty storm. California newts and rough-skinned newts are local to the East Bay and ...

Since the dawn of civilization, leeches have been firmly attached to medicine. Therapeutic bloodsuckers are seen in murals decorating the tombs of 18 th dynasty Egyptian pharaohs. They got their ...

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that several companies contaminated its water with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The defendants of the lawsuit are ...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) praised President Trump for being “willing to take the heat” after thousands of furloughed federal employees were laid off during the government shutdown.

The biological history of leeches is difficult to study: Their tissue decomposes almost immediately, and their boneless bodies rarely fossilize. But a geological formation in Wisconsin preserved a ...

A 430-million-year-old fossil has rewritten leech history, showing they are at least 200 million years older than previously believed. Unlike today’s bloodsucking leeches, their ancient ancestors ...

A 437-million-year-old fossil from a deposit in Wisconsin could be the oldest species of leech ever found. By Jack Tamisiea If you look around Waukesha County in Wisconsin today, it can be difficult ...