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 ...

In a sign of unintended consequences of the psychedelic resurgence, scientists say that the Sonoran desert toad is at risk of population collapse. A substance in the toad poison, 5-MeO-DMT, can be ...

Cane toads were brought to Florida in the 50s to eat pests in sugar fields. Instead, the toxic species has injured and killed dogs and other pets.

Ranger Kylee Gray says she was so shocked to discover a 2.7-kilogram giant toad next to a hiking trail in North Queensland she thought it was a practical joke. A 2.7kg cane toad that's 25cm long has ...

Some things just belong together: Salt and pepper. Peanut butter and jelly. Frog and Toad. The eponymous dynamic duo, created by children’s book author and illustrator Arnold Lobel, first hopped onto ...

CELEBRITY guessing game and singalong The Masked Singer is back on our screens for a new series in 2025. During the second episode we met the character known as Toad In The Hole, and now her identity ...