If not for a pair of Smithsonian scientists, the fingernail-size frog from Brazil would have likely gone extinct without ever ...

Five new animal species that camouflage themselves as excrement or bark reveal some of what still remains hidden in the world ...

Three species of frog will get new homes on the Norfolk estate A plan to reintroduce three tiny frog species to the UK has been given £15,000 by a rewilding charity. The hope is that the amphibians ...

A plan to reintroduce three tiny frog species to the UK has been given £15,000 by a rewilding charity. The hope is that the amphibians will thrive at the West Acre estate, near King's Lynn, Norfolk ...

The Portland Frog will no longer wear the frog suit. Let’s just get that out of the way up front. They don’t even like being called the Portland Frog; they prefer “Toad,” and that’s what other ...

This Christmas, Darlene Fiske is giving her 22-year-old son a pair of cowboy boots, athletic socks—and a gut microbiome test kit that requires a DIY poop sample. “He’s super into learning about his ...

Could guts save your butt? A new study reports that bacteria found in the intestines of Japanese tree frogs show remarkable promise in treating colorectal cancer. A research team from the Japan ...

Frog gut bacterium eliminates cancer tumors in mice with a single dose By Bronwyn Thompson December 16, 2025 The Japanese tree frog (Hyla japonica) hosts a bacterium that kills tumors from the inside ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The tradition of lighting Christmas trees in New York City is one like no other, and this one certainly fits the bill of unique. There’s kitty litter, and then there’s this. A ...

Chytrid fungus is a deadly pathogen plaguing amphibians in an ongoing global pandemic, with the potential to kill off entire populations. But in one threatened Australian frog species, the infection ...

Cal Poly Humboldt wildlife student Lindsey Mountz will present a free lecture at 7 p.m. Dec. 3 titled “The Relationship between Pacific Tree Frogs and Non-native Blackberries.” This one-hour talk is ...

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 ...