FILE: Photo of a gopher frog. A team of University of Central Florida scientists has identified a rise in sick frogs in the area and a resulting die-off. The bug that’s making the frogs sick is called ...
Last winter, thousands of dead and dying frogs were found across Australia. Instead of hunkering down and out of sight, frogs were spotted during the day in the open, on footpaths, highways and ...
Morning Overview on MSN: Study traces how poison frogs evolved step-by-step toxin defenses
ALTOS DE CAMPANA NATIONAL PARK, Panama — Brian Gratwicke’s lunch box was full of frogs. Kneeling on the muddy rainforest floor, the biologist opened his red Coleman cooler and scooped one up. It was a ...
The Conversation: Australian frogs are dying en masse again, and we need your help to find out why
Australian frogs are dying en masse again, and we need your help to find out why
The golden poison frog of Colombia packs enough toxin in its skin to kill ten grown men, yet it produces none of that poison itself. Like other poison frogs, it harvests alkaloids from the ants and ...
New Scientist: World’s only lungless frog species actually does have lungs after all
A tiny frog from Borneo was thought to be the only known frog species with no lungs – but it turns out they do have lungs after all. These frogs are fully aquatic and live in cold and fast-flowing ...
Before frat parties, there were frog ponds. Literal breeding grounds for some of the world’s noisiest bachelors, these lusty pools are where amphibians gather to woo mates. And as any frog researcher ...