LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Zoo has released 450 tadpoles and 193 subadult southern mountain yellow-legged frogs into the streams of the San Gabriel Mountains in an effort to restore the species ...

Discover how North America’s amphibians and reptiles survive winter’s chill. From freeze-tolerant wood frogs to ...

Road salt can often wash into nearby wetlands and ponds and hurt freshwater wildlife, but some animals appear to be adapting. By Ethan Freedman Published Apr 2, 2024 ...

Have you ever wondered how city life affects animals like frogs? A new study reveals that urban Túngara frog tadpoles develop faster —but end up being smaller — than tadpoles from forests, probably ...

Tadpoles see well underwater, but what happens when they become frogs and live primarily on land? Researchers at York University and several other institutions, curious about the answer, found the ...

A tadpole fossil, dating back over 160 million years, has been identified as the oldest ever found. Measuring an impressive ...

Frogs need water. But new research into how bushfires and floods impact them finds they can have too much of a good thing.

A new study looking at the impact of road salt on wood frogs suggests the species may be evolving to better withstand the deadly mineral. A host of research on road salt’s impact on wood frogs shows a ...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) — EEK! If you are not a fan of spiders — this story may not be for you. But if you can appreciate the powerful role these tiny predators play in nature, then this arachnid is ...