Long before winter seals the forest under ice, certain frogs begin preparing for a transformation that defies basic biology. The wood frog (Rana sylvatica), along with a few treefrog species like the ...

Most amphibians die when exposed to salt — except the crab-eating frog, which thrives with it. Here’s how it rewrote the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the Cretaceous forests of ancient Madagascar, one frog ...

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

Frog biodiversity is key - each frog plays a vital role in the ecosystem, but some are more versatile than others. Different frogs excel in various situations - the Dripping Giant is a great heavy ...

A duplicated gene evolved into a switch that determines sex in frogs, revealing how evolution can safely reshape critical ...