Genetically modified, cannibal tadpoles may be the solution to Australia’s nearly century-old invasive cane toad problem.

Scientists in Australia have genetically modified invasive cane toad eggs to create “Peter Pan” tadpoles that never grow ...

By removing a gene to stunt cane toads at their tadpole stage, scientists hope they may have found a way to make the invader ...

Invasive species disproportionately affect Indigenous lands in Australia compared to the global ... are testing innovative ...

After doing some research, and learning they are one of Australia's most infamous invasive species, she decided ... that you spray directly onto the cane toad and it quickly kills it.

When cane toads were released in Australia in 1935, they were the latest innovation in pest control, backed by a level of consensus support that a scientist could only dream of. So what went wrong?

April showers bring May flowers, but the spring season also brings Cane Toad breeding season. The toxic amphibians have become the “poster child” for the vast array of invasive species that ...

Federation University professor of invasive species and restoration ecology Singarayer Florentine said many had the potential to become Australia's next Paterson's curse or gorse in terms of ...