Scientists in Australia have discovered a tree frog with bright blue skin instead of the usual green color, new pictures show. The blue pigmentation is due to a rare genetic mutation, experts say.

How does a thin-skinned, cold-blooded creature survive a below freezing Colorado winter without a fur coat or a ticket south?

A centuries-old practice of dropping frogs into milk turns out to have scientific truth, amphibian antimicrobial compounds ...

In the forests and wetlands around the ruined Chernobyl reactor, a small amphibian has quietly rewritten the script on how ...

FRIEDENSBURG – Down a winding trail, beneath a canopy of oak trees, Carter Jordan pauses and points into the thicket Monday morning at Frog Hollow Nature Area. One of 21 children attending a summer ...

Wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) exhibit an extraordinary capacity for freeze tolerance, an adaptation that enables survival despite the conversion of up to 65–70% of their total body water into ...

On the hunt for daylilies, periwinkle and other invasive plants, a team of about 20 volunteers spent Saturday morning helping clear Frog Hollow Nature Area in Wayne Township of non-native vegetation.

With a body the color of dead leaves and a black “mask” extending behind the eyes, the wood frog is unmistakable if you can actually find one. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON During a recent lecture ...

For most people, Memorial Day marks the first day of summer. The official first day of summer is not observed until three weeks later, on June 20, but the three-day weekend gives people a chance to ...

During a recent lecture on evolution, I had to explain the differences between three different processes known as geographic, temporal and behavioral isolation. Geographic isolation is the easiest of ...