Only two weeks after fertilization, the first sign of the formation of the 3 axes of the human body (head/tail, ventral/dorsal, and right/left) begins to appear. At this stage, known as gastrulation, ...

Gastrulation is the process that creates the 3 axes of the body. While this stage was thought to be driven solely by chemical signals, new tools made it possible to test whether physical forces play ...

Now, a new study reveals that this pivotal step in human development is guided by a precise interplay between chemical signals and physical forces. Published in Cell Stem Cell, the paper introduces a ...

La Trobe University academics have developed a noninvasive way to monitor hormones in frogs in an important step toward ...

Watch a pond frog effortlessly devour the northern giant hornet, the largest hornet in the world, while sustaining stings ...

Researchers have found that pond frogs can withstand repeated stings from hornets, including the powerful Asian giant hornet, while actively hunting and eating them.

It looks dead for months, its body packed with ice. But when spring arrives, this unassuming frog thaws back to life.

Froggin’ in Fellsmere is more than a good time, it’s money to many. The Frog Leg Festival was dedicated to those marsh ...

Frogs are among nature’s most vibrant creatures, with some species displaying dazzling colours as warnings, camouflage, or mating signals. These brilliant hues are especially common in tropical frogs, ...

High in India's Western Ghats, the Malabar gliding frog builds a unique foamy nest suspended above water, protecting up to 200 eggs. Upon hatching, tadpoles safely drop into the stream below, ...

This week, JPL scientists reported that glaciers speed up and slow down at predictable intervals. CERN's ATLAS experiment ...

Eli Bieri has received funding from philanthropic agencies to support his PhD research. Jodi Rowley is the Lead Scientist of the Australian Museum's citizen science project, FrogID. She has received ...