Christina Haack’s method for quelling her anxiety is unusual — but is it legitimate? Anya Ermakova, a member of the California-based Chacruna Institute’s Council for the Protection of Sacred Plants, ...

There's nothing more appetizing than the idea of an amphibian nestled in a cozy little hole ... right? British dish monikers have a habit of confounding (and amusing) unfamiliar American palates, and ...

The court invoked Ecuador’s rights of nature laws in halting a highway project to protect the Jambato harlequin toad, ...

This Week Outdoors: Hummingbird migration, south from our region, has begun. Q. A female American toad has adopted me. She came to my deck and patio area about two months ago. She does not leave the ...

Toad versus bombardier beetle is almost a fair fight. Toads are hugely bigger, can tongue-strike in an eyeblink and swallow all kinds of nasty stuff. But bombardier beetles can shoot hot steam and ...

Instead of kissing a leprechaun this St. Patrick’s Day, you could kiss the toad on a bottle of Natterjack Irish Whiskey. And, yes, there’s actually a metal sculpture of a toad affixed to the bottle of ...