Cane toads are infamous for wreaking havoc on Australian ecosystems. But, as Peter Aldhous discovers, we're only now about to learn whether their fearsome reputation is deserved. Darwin is bracing ...

On the edge of a dark, suburban park in Brisbane, teams of volunteer toad-catchers gather around Gary King as he shoves another squirming specimen into a cooler box. “Who’s got some more?” asks King, ...

Toads have taken over the world - for real. This isn't some horror movie I'm talking about. This is actually happening, people. Don't freak out, but toads have found their way onto six out of the ...

THIS WEEK, between January 18th and 27th, thousands of volunteers in a band of territory stretching across north-eastern Australia from Darwin to Brisbane are venturing into the night with torches and ...

Mike Letnic receives funding from the Hermon Slade Foundation and the Mazda Foundation for his research into controlling the impacts of cane toads. A federal parliamentary inquiry into stopping cane ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Male toads appear to be smooth talkers, knowing instinctively how to say the right "words" to woo a mate. But scientists are puzzling over why females respond to calls that, ...