“Pickax Cave Plummet” is the fourth level of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker’s third episode. Every level has three Super Gems and one Power Star. Each also has a Bonus Challenge to complete. It’s not ...

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 ...

Imagine waking up one morning to find that one of your favorite Nintendo characters — say, Toad — is being discussed at length on social media. That would be a pretty good morning! It’s the sort of ...

Sonoran Desert toads use a fascinating defense mechanism against predators—hallucinogenic toxins. But nature has found a way around it. Amphibians are remarkably resilient creatures. In the 300 ...

All glory to the hypnotoad? That doesn't mean lick them, says the National Park Service. The agency asked park visitors last week to refrain from licking the Sonoran Desert toad because of the ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. When Johannes Reckweg arrived in the Netherlands in 2016 to work on his master’s program in neuropsychology, he didn’t expect to learn about a ...

TOAD is Mortimer Toynbee a Marvel Comics super villain. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in X-Men #4 (March 1964). TOAD originally appeared as a weak, ...

The National Park Service has a few simple requests for its guests who want to enjoy the outdoors: Pick up your trash, be mindful of your campfires, and please don’t lick the Sonoran Desert toads. The ...

The National Park Service (NPS) recently issued a warning against licking the potentially toxic Sonoran Desert toad. The toad, which is also called the Colorado River toad, emits a "weak, low-pitched ...

Late on a Thursday evening in July 2018, three intruders were caught on a wildlife camera at the Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area, a park north of Phoenix. Holding flashlights, they scoured a ...

You can add the Sonoran Desert Toad to the current escalating body count of threatened species worldwide, as the amphibious creature’s psychoactive secretions continue to gain popularity with ...

In 2013, a charismatic Mexican doctor took the stage at Burning Man, in Nevada, to give a TEDx talk on what he called “the ultimate experience.” The doctor’s name was Octavio Rettig, and he would soon ...