Scientists once thought that a male frog dubbed Romeo was the last of his kind. Then, when more Sehuencas water frogs were ...

The tragedy of Romeo began long before the frog found fame as the last of his kind. Starting in the 1970s, scientists started noticing something troubling in the amphibian world: the decline and, in ...

Frog eyes are distinctive, unique, and fascinating. They are huge, globular, and positioned atop their heads. We know that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A good question! Frogs are amphibians. This means they can’t regulate their own body temperatures and start life as water-dwelling ...

The mountain yellow-legged frog once thrived in the Sierra Nevada, but today there is less than 100. The yellow-legged frog is a popular topic with researchers and was once an abundant amphibian ...

It can be hard to determine if an animal is extinct or just really good at hiding, especially for already-elusive creatures like frogs. But now, researchers have demonstrated a new way to track lost ...

Most frogs defend themselves with toxins that sit passively in their skin, but only two species are known to go a step further and actively inject venom into anything that grabs them. These little ...