Most everyone recognizes frogs. Frogs, like salamanders and newts, are amphibians. Unlike salamanders, they have made a major evolutionary detour from the body plan of their ancient ancestors. The ...

The Smithsonian is home to one of the world's most famous frogs—Kermit the Frog. Frogs are a focus of art and culture globally, but frogs are facing world-wide threats—habitat loss, climate change, ...

By Emily Anthes For decades, a deadly fungal disease has been stalking the world’s amphibians, wiping out frogs, toads and salamanders from the mountain lakes of the United States to the ...

Green and golden bell frogs used to be so common in Sydney, Australia that residents would find them hiding in their mailboxes and toilets. “They’d be everywhere,” says Anthony Waddle ...

In most ways, Jemma is the quintessential gaming protagonist. She’s spunky, compassionate and, crucially, has a mysterious family history begging to be uncovered. There’s just one problem: she can’t ...

A simple, low-cost solution to provide warm conditions enabling frogs to clear the infection and remain disease free. Green and golden bell frogs (Litoria aurea) hanging out in a frog sauna ...

Wedged into the tiny holes of masonry bricks, which heat their bodies up to near 30 C, you might think Australian green and golden bell frogs would be uncomfortable. But new research says the ...

Many species of frog are known to be poisonous, such as the often colourful poison dart frogs. But although incredibly rare, there are species that are venomous too. There are currently only two ...

Around the world, frog populations are being decimated by a fungal disease known as chytridiomycosis. New research reveals that artificial hotspots might be able to help these amphibians to battle ...

New biologist-designed shelters will help endangered frogs survive the devastating impacts of a deadly fungal disease by regulating their body temperature to fight off infections. Macquarie ...

June 25, 2024 Diiv is going without many of the borrowed perks of A-list rock stardom on the road behind its latest album, “Frog in Boiling Water.” After launching in early June, the tour ...

Macquarie University researchers have used heat to develop a simple and effective way to help endangered frogs survive the devastating impacts of a pandemic sweeping multiple species. In ...