The refuges are made from stacked bricks and offer safe, damp spaces where newts can hibernate undisturbed in the castle ...

The Oregon Zoo, in partnership with the National Park Service and the High Desert Museum, has rescued 19 Mazama newts from Crater Lake National Park in an attempt to save the species from extinction.

All great crested newts have a genetic flaw that dooms half of their offspring to die while still in the egg. How they evolved such a disadvantageous trait has long been a mystery, but now we have an ...