A wave of frog die-offs in Central America may have led to a surge in malaria cases among humans—among other woes. The Washington Post shines a light on the "frog apocalypse" and the culprit behind it ...

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

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

Once they near emergence, the female's thin skin bulges and pulsates with the struggles of the impatient froglets. The day ...

The Palisades fire began for me before it began for most people. It was midmorning on Jan. 7, 2025, and I saw smoke billowing ...

Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.

A University of Houston biologist has received a $2.16 million federal grant to study how some coastal frogs survive in salty environments, which could shed light on how cells, including those in ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A joyous, mocking menagerie of frogs, axolotls, and at least one giant pink hippo ...

There are many cultures associated with an “alternative” approach to medicine that harnesses supposed cures that can be traced back thousands of years. That includes China, although one questionable ...

A unique and beautiful mountain-dwelling frog has been bred in captivity and released in the wild—the culmination of years of work by scientists and conservationists. Dwelling in rainforests at higher ...

1 School of Biology and Agriculture, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, China 2 Jiamusi Branch of Heilongjiang Academy of Forestry Sciences, Jiamusi, China Combustion by-products—specifically wildfire ash ...

In the mountains of Victoria, a success story is unfolding, and it's bringing hope to scientists and communities alike. After the devastating 2019-2020 bushfires, which destroyed much of their habitat ...