Learn about the cane toad, its lethal defense strategy, and why it is so detrimental to the environments it invades.

The toad is considered one of the world’s most destructive invasive species, after being introduced to countries across the ...

Nintendo of Japan has released a new introduction video for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, its December-due Wii U game starring Toad from the Mario franchise. The game has Toad running about 70 ...

We and our international colleagues have deciphered the genetic code of the cane toad. The complete sequence, published today in the journal GigaScience, will help us understand how the toad can ...

In 1935, Australia introduced the cane toad to its sugar cane fields to battle beetle infestations--and the ecosystem has never been the same. The toxic toads took a liking to Australia and began ...

When the first cane toads were brought from South America to Queensland in 1935, many of the parasites that troubled them were left behind. But deep inside the lungs of at least one of those pioneer ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. An invasive toxic toad, called the Asian toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus), is rapidly spreading throughout the island country, threatening the ...

When cane toads were released in Australia in 1935, they were the latest innovation in pest control, backed by a level of consensus support that a scientist could only dream of. So what went wrong?