Invasive cane toads in Japan evolved larger bodies in just decades, revealing how quickly animal traits can change in new ...

A new study comparing invasive cane toads in Japan and Australia has found substantial changes in body size and shape have ...

Invasive cane toads in Japan are growing bigger and changing more rapidly than suggested by long-held theories about the pace ...

South American cane toads were brought to Australia in 1935 to help eradicate native beetles that were destroying sugar cane crops. The toads didn’t care much for the beetles, but they did spread ...

An international team of researchers has discovered three new species of fascinating tree-dwelling toads in Tanzania that skip the typical tadpole stage by giving birth to live toadlets. These species ...

Shane traces how cane toads conquered Australia — and how science is turning the tide. Shane Campbell-Staton joins biologist Rick Shine and toad buster Simon Middap to unpack the full story of ...

Kyoto, Japan -- In 1978, cane toads, which are native to South and Central America, were introduced for pest control to Ishigaki island in Okinawa prefecture in Japan. These poisonous toads secrete ...