Recent rains have brought out the Sonoran Desert toad. This amphibian has a special defensive ability. Their skin contains a strong psychedelic.

When twin brothers Trevor and Kyle Ritland were children, their father — a biologist — would tell them stories about a mythical creature that lived high in the misty mountains of Costa Rica: the ...

True photographic memory as depicted in pop culture doesn’t exist. That’s because too much detail would defeat our ability to make a quick decision based on experience. However, some people have ...

With the recent conclusion of his No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí residency, an upcoming world tour and a Super Bowl halftime performance on the horizon, Boricua culture has never been so popular By Cata ...

In the Andes of Colombia, a small creature was rediscovered for the first time in 20 years. Raul Andres Galvis-Cordoba and Juan Manuel Carvajalino-Fernández (2025) Check List In the streams and rivers ...

Bartender Brandy Lee-Faith Leeper models a traditional Bavarian dirndl in preparation for this year’s OkToaderfest celebration at Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery in Silver City. There will be ...

For 83 years, Camp Pendleton has remained the largest undeveloped stretch of California’s coastline spanning from Santa Barbara to the Mexico border. Change may be on the horizon, my colleague Hannah ...

One class of psychoactive substances, the psychedelics, has come to the forefront of public attention in the last few years. Psychedelics, originating from Greek words meaning “mind manifesting,” are ...

A view of Camp Pendleton property, including San Onofre State Beach, which is leased by the U.S. Department of the Navy to the State of California, and the permanently closed San Onofre Nuclear ...

Toad in the hole is a British classic, comprising sausages in a Yorkshire pudding, often paired with mashed potato, veg and gravy. There are many ways you can make it, but Jamie’s is not too tricky ...

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