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 ...

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 ...

Scientists have identified the protein that helps poison dart frogs safely accumulate their namesake toxins, according to a study published today in eLife. The findings solve a long-standing ...

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

Long before plastic test sticks appeared in drugstores, a living frog could reveal a pregnancy overnight. Doctors inject ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: BBC Earth A BBC Earth wildlife clip is offering a rare look at gliding leaf frogs in the rainforest as they leave ...

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 ...

For decades, scientists have wondered whether the key to saving frogs from the deadly chytrid fungus lies in their skin. Could they genetically modify bacteria found in the frogs’ mucus layer and ...