Secrets of California’s skydiving salamanders revealed by researchers

Wandering salamanders live in the world's tallest trees and wind tunnel tests show how the amphibians take their leaps of faith'

A new study is shedding fresh light into the incredible world of California's temperate forests, and the daring survival techniques of one of its inhabitants: parachuting salamanders.

The study, published on Monday in the journal Current Biology, shows how salamanders living in the canopy are able to parachute consistently, slowing their speed and controlling their movements.