A new study on climate adaptation in the Pacific pocket mouse—North America's most endangered mouse has been published in ...

A new book, The Good Slug Guide, by ecologist Jo Kirby, says it will "change the way you think about gardening – and slugs ...

Wellness retreats are all the rage in the 21st century, but what if all the health benefits could be had by just eating a part of yourself? It may sound strange or even disgusting, but that is exactly ...

When ice and snow begin to melt in California's high-elevation waters, male frogs hop into action. Emerging from hibernation, they head to lakes and ponds scattered throughout the area and begin ...

As President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday, many congressional Democrats skipped it to attend a Robert De Niro-headlined counter program called the "State of the Swamp.

Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki) recently released into the wild by the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project (PARC). Photo credit: Ana Endara, Smithsonian Tropical Research ...

As frogs evolved, they developed a retractor globis muscle behind their eyes. Because there is no bony structure between the eye and the esophagus (food pipe), this muscle can pull the eyes into their ...

Frog eyes are distinctive, unique, and fascinating. They are huge, globular, and positioned atop their heads. We know that their eyesight is good, and thanks to their eye placement, frogs have ...

Scientists once thought that a male frog dubbed Romeo was the last of his kind. Then, when more Sehuencas water frogs were discovered in 2018, they hoped he would mate with a female they called Juliet ...

Many animal mutations have been documented in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) following the infamous nuclear disaster in 1986, including Eastern tree frogs with darker skin that wards off radiation ...

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 ...