Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world.

Deserts reward preparation. Across the world, desert animals have developed ingenious and resourceful ways to conserve every ...

Heidelberg received an exciting natural surprise on December 8 as African Bullfrogs, Africa's largest frog species returned to several parts of town. Residents are urged to keep their distance and ...

The Fine Water Company is running the world’s first Fine Water Tasting Room at The Library at Lanzerac, charging R295 per person for a fine water tasting session. The Fine Water Company was founded in ...

The African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) is the most commonly used frog in biological research 1. It is the model amphibian in developmental and molecular biology because, among other characteristics, ...

Absorbing the news about the brutal treatment of detainees, to say nothing of the outright murder of "suspected" drug runners ...

Thomas Stuber ('In the Aisles') discusses his Tallinn-premiering road movie about a German man with Down syndrome and a Japanese tourist, Buddhism and why he likes a slow cinematic pace. By Georg ...

In the first Trump administration, the family separation policy became a scandal. Now, ICE and border patrol agents are ...

High in India's Western Ghats, the Malabar gliding frog builds a unique foamy nest suspended above water, protecting up to 200 eggs. Upon hatching, tadpoles safely drop into the stream below, ...

Frogs need water. Almost all of the world's 7,900 known frog species breed in fresh water. And when it rains, these amphibians erupt into a chorus of calls—croaks, trills, cheeps and bellows—to ...

Eli Bieri has received funding from philanthropic agencies to support his PhD research. Jodi Rowley is the Lead Scientist of the Australian Museum's citizen science project, FrogID. She has received ...