A salamander that lives mostly on the top of redwoods was seen diving off the trees when disturbed. The behavior confused scientists since salamanders do not have obviously aerodynamic bodies.

Slippery salamanders glide mysteriously through the canopies of the world’s tallest trees. Now, scientists say they understand how the small skydivers are able to maneuver seamlessly across California ...

Researchers have documented in a vertical wind tunnel the amazing ability of one species of salamander -- which spends its entire life in the tops of redwoods -- to parachute, glide and maneuver in ...

When a Santa Barbara area family brought home a farmed Christmas tree to brighten their holidays, they never expected to find a surprise hidden among the branches: a tiny northwestern salamander, over ...

A sinuous swamp salamander with spots like a leopard and Christmas-tree-shaped fronds growing from its head hid from scientists for decades. But researchers have finally described this elusive and two ...

Systematic Biology, Vol. 64, No. 1, SPECIAL ISSUE: MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY (2013) (JANUARY 2015), pp. 66-83 (18 pages) Species tree methods are now widely used to infer the ...

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Salamanders that live their entire lives in the crowns of the world's tallest trees, California's coast redwoods, have evolved a behavior well-adapted to the dangers of falling from high places: the ...