Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fire salamander bathed in ultraviolet light reveals a constellation of green-blue lights across its stomach and sides. Bernat ...
First described more than 250 years ago, fire salamanders are among the most-studied amphibians in Europe. Yet researchers are still making new discoveries about these charismatic creatures. Most ...
Under ultraviolet light, adult fire salamanders reveal a captivating blue-green fluorescence generated by their skin secretions, lasting for several hours. This striking luminescence is mainly ...
An international research team has discovered that the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) is biofluorescent. A study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science shows that the salamander ...
This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Five years ago the Netherlands was home to a ...
For the first time, fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) have been shown to biofluoresce, absorbing and re-emitting light at different wavelengths. In this instance, 10 fire salamanders in ...
In antiquity, many thought salamanders were fire-proof. The legend, which likely originated from the amphibians' penchant for living in firewood, inspired the common name of the fire salamander, a ...