Certain species of wasps and frogs share a pain and inflammation peptide similar to one found in vertebrates to help defend against predators—a discovery that contributes to a shifting view of how ...

In 1921, Otto Loewi woke from a dream with the idea for an experiment that proved nerves communicate using chemicals, not just electricity. By showing that stimulating one frog’s heart released a ...

Smithsonian researchers in Panama have begun to reintroduce native golden frogs to the wild in special enclosures ...

In a dry riverbed in Brazil, in a dense forest near the Amazon, a team of paleontologists found a fossilized jawbone from an ...

Based only on jawbones, scientists have described a new salamander-like animal that would have been a “living fossil” for its ...

At Stillwhisper Pond in Eversong Woods, groups of players are farming Gloombelly Toads at high speed for valuable crafting ...

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 ...

Discover the world-famous red-eyed tree frog, known for its striking colors and unique behavior in tropical rainforest habitats. Donald Trump floats move to new state New Mexico fire victims await ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...