Long before winter seals the forest under ice, certain frogs begin preparing for a transformation that defies basic biology. The wood frog (Rana sylvatica), along with a few treefrog species like the ...

Scientists test a new approach to protecting frogs from the deadly fungal pathogen Jennifer Zoon For decades, scientists have wondered whether the key to saving frogs from the deadly chytrid fungus ...

The Surinam toad is one of the strangest frogs on Earth. Flat-bodied, tiny-eyed and adapted to the murky waters of the Amazon ...

As a deadly fungal disease ravages wild frog populations around the globe, scientists have identified potential locations in ...

The bacteria living on frogs' skin could play a vital role in protecting the animals from a deadly fungal disease. A team of ...

Meet the lemur leaf frog! These attractive amphibians — best known for their big, beautiful eyes — are critically endangered. The good news? Reptile Discovery Center keepers at the Smithsonian’s ...

Stories about amphibians don’t always end with “happily ever after,” but scientists around the globe — including Brian Gratwicke at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute — are working ...

Man, how much easier would high school biology have been with the glassfrog? Instead of having to dissect a dead animal, you could have just peered through its naturally transparent belly. It’s ...

IN the vast literature that treats of the frog there is no comprehensive summary of its biology. Every natural history teacher has realised this want, which has increased in proportion with the great ...

College students know senior year means hours spent working toward the future. However, for University of Dayton senior Madeline Brinkman, working toward the future meant first diving millions of ...

If you were one of those folks who didn’t really like to cut into frogs in biology class, you can easily relate with this software: V-Frog, virtual-reality-based frog dissection software. V-Frog ...