PHOENIX - The monsoon draws out all kinds of creatures, and while most are harmless to people, one particular creature, however, is considered to be toxic. According to the Tucson Herpetological ...

The biggest toad in history may have just been discovered at a national park in Queensland, Australia. It's so massive that when a park ranger discovered it, all she could do was gasp at its size. The ...

"That drug is sort of like the highest rollercoaster at Six Flags in that the velocity in which you are catapulted out of your body and into that psychedelic space is very, very high," explains Dr.

In an unusual turn for an unassuming species, a desert amphibian is at the center of both a potential ecological crisis and an evolving question of drug policy. The creature in question is the ...

What is the Puerto Rican crested toad? The Puerto Rican crested toad is the only toad species native to Puerto Rico. Named for the bony crests above its large, golden eyes, this toad is also ...

The National Park Service has a few simple requests for its guests who want to enjoy the outdoors: Pick up your trash, be mindful of your campfires, and please don’t lick the Sonoran Desert toads. The ...

As people turn to psychedelic drugs to treat depression and anxiety, the Sonoran Desert toad has become a target of poachers who milk them for DMT. A pair of Sonoran Desert toads, Incilius alvarius, ...

For generations, Nevada’s big-eyed, black-freckled Dixie Valley toad thrived in a small desert oasis, hidden from humans. But by the time scientists described it in 2017, the toad was already ...