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 ...

Nintendo of Japan has released a new introduction video for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, its December-due Wii U game starring Toad from the Mario franchise. The game has Toad running about 70 ...

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 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.

An introduction to the bufo or cane toad 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.

We and our international colleagues have deciphered the genetic code of the cane toad. The complete sequence, published today in the journal GigaScience, will help us understand how the toad can ...