Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cane toads were introduced to Australia in 1935 to control sugarcane beetles, but the toads ignore the beetles while decimating ...

In 1935, native beetles were wreaking havoc on Australia’s sugar cane crops in Queensland. The beetle larvae lived in the soil and chewed on sugarcane roots, stunting growth or killing the plants.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Australia has a long history of invasive ...

Invasive cane toads in Japan evolved larger bodies in just decades, revealing how quickly animal traits can change in new ...

1935: Cane toads brought to Australia to control Queensland’s cane beetles. Sugar cane was brought to Australia by the First Fleet in 1788. There were repeated small-scale attempts to grow the crop ...

A new “King of the Toads” discovered by Australian park rangers has been christened "Toadzilla" – and may lay claim to the coveted title of world’s biggest toad. Toadzilla, believed to be a female, ...

Shane traces how cane toads conquered Australia — and how science is turning the tide. Shane Campbell-Staton joins biologist Rick Shine and toad buster Simon Middap to unpack the full story of ...

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 ...

Australia has an overpopulation problem with the cane toad, an alien species that sugar farmers introduced 75 years ago to control pests. Researchers have discovered a new weapon to use against the ...

A controversial Australian politician has proposed that the country’s government pay members of the public to kill cane toads in a bid to help curb the invasive pest. In an open letter to Australian ...

All it takes is one miserable night after a bad dinner or drink to make humans avoid an ingredient for life. To teach freshwater crocodiles in Australia to avoid a lethally poisonous toad, all it ...