SMOKY MOUNTAINS, Tenn. (WATE) — The National Park Service announced a new salamander species and identified the species. Paul Super is the research coordinator for the Appalachian Highlands Research ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A new salamander species has been identified in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to the park service. The 31st known species in the park is the Cherokee ...

Did you know that the Great Smoky Mountain National Park is known as the salamander capital of the world? Thanks to the cool, wet weather and streams, it is home to many unique species of salamander ...

Winter is a difficult time for many animals. Food is scarcer and the temperature is colder. Starvation is a huge threat. Many mammals, amphibians and reptiles spend East Tennessee's colder months ...

Three years ago, researchers from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota captured the attention of biologists around the world with a surprising discovery. After observing a number of frogs, ...

The Great Smoky Mountains, home to one of the highest hiking peaks in the eastern United States, is an amazing location for outdoor adventures. Spanning both Tennessee and North Carolina, Great Smoky ...

A massive, extinct salamander with jaws like a vice once roamed ancient Tennessee and its fossil has just rewritten what we thought we knew about Appalachian amphibians. Named Dynamognathus robertsoni ...