A mystery of exploding toads has turned many people into armchair zoologists this week. Amphibians in a previously obscure German pond have reportedly been blowing up in their thousands, leaving a ...

In the early 2000s, scientists were confronted with a bizarre and gruesome mystery: hundreds of toads were found in ponds, their bodies burst apart, with no clear explanation. Locals feared pollution, ...

In the spring of 2005, common toads in Germany and Denmark began dying in a violent and highly unusual way. Witnesses observed the animals swelling, twitching, and then rupturing, scattering organs ...