The Eiffinger's tree frog (Kurixalus eiffingeri), found on Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in Japan, has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. It looks dead for months, its body packed with ice. But ...

While in search of dinosaur fossils, a team of Argentine and Chinese scientists in Argentina found something else instead: parts of a tadpole’s skull and backbone, preserved in a slab of sandstone.

Each winter, Portland volunteers "taxi" Northern red-legged frogs to and from their egg-spawning ground. The service protects them from becoming roadkill on a highway. In Portland, Oregon, a special ...

All over the world, different types of frogs call out in various ways to warn others or attract mates Olivia Ferrari Different species of frogs call out in various ways, and they may sound like ...