When I got my first look at Boulenger’s backpack frog, I thought the poor thing was suffering from the world’s most unpleasant skin disease. The frog in this video appears to be wearing a cluster of ...

The development of hair was of central importance for the evolution of mammals and, thus, also of humans. However, the evolutionary origin of the genetic program of hair was previously unknown. An ...

The African clawed frog is used as a model organism for biological research because of its close evolutionary relationship to humans, and because early development occurs externally, allowing ...

In this video, I bought 20 mystery tadpoles and documented their transformation into fully grown frogs, showcasing the entire process of metamorphosis. Watch to see their development and some of the ...

Deep in the mountain fynbos of South Africa, a frog smaller than a fingernail is quietly rewriting what scientists thought ...

Extremes of the colour gradient of the Eastern San Antonio frog (Hyla orientalis). On the left, a specimen captured in Chernobyl inside the high contamination zone; on the right, a specimen captured ...

Lucinda Lawson wants to get children excited about science, so she’s combining two things most kids love: trading cards and frogs. The University of Cincinnati biologist is working with teachers at ...

Some frogs near roaring waterfalls have abandoned croaking as their main form of communication, turning instead to a strange, deliberate leg gesture that has puzzled researchers for years. What ...