The ongoing epic of the cane toad foretells a grim future for ecologically sound management of introduced organisms Throughout warm, wet climates around the world lurks a camouflaged combatant seldom ...

Since their introduction in 1935 in an attempt to control cane beetles that were devastating Queensland’s cane sugar crops, cane toads (Rhinella marina) have significantly multiplied and spread, ...

Scientists have gene-edited a cane toad egg to prevent a hatchling growing past the tadpole stage. The gene knockout technique could be scaled up and potentially used to manage the invasive species.

Rick Shine receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Alice Russo and Peter White do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...