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 ...

One person is confirmed dead and both directions of traffic are temporarily blocked on State Route 162 after a car hit a pedestrian near Orting Friday evening. Getty Images Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

Cambridge, Massachusetts — At Harvard, a team of researchers is studying the axolotl, the salamander with the superpower to regrow body parts. "And we want to find out the secrets, like, the actual, ...

The California tiger salamander relies on seasonal ponds to breed. But for decades, the species has been under pressure from non-native salamanders introduced in the 1950s and 1960s for use as fishing ...

Scientists have identified a new salamander species in the remote páramo of Chirripó National Park, highlighting our country’s rich biodiversity and the pressing challenges facing high-altitude ...

NEW YORK — Entering the final day of the regular season, the Yankees’ path to a division title is clear and simple. The Yankees need to beat the Orioles in Game 162 and they need the Blue Jays to lose ...

Another installment in our "worst fighters of WW2" series - this time it's the first single-engine jet fighter, the Heinkel He 162. Again, it's up to you to decide if you think this aircraft deserves ...

With as many bands as the Seattle area has produced over the years, it’s somewhat surprising that none head a proper music festival of their own back home. It seemed like natural timing. With Modest ...

Aug. 22 (UPI) --A South Carolina man took a big gamble by buying 162 identical tickets for a single Pick 4 lottery drawing, and ended up winning a record-breaking $811,000 prize. The Lowcountry man ...

The commissioner of baseball sat in front of the ESPN microphones in Williamsport, Pa., last weekend, and all sorts of hot-button words started flowing. By now, you probably know which ones we mean.