Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Some frog species have a special strategy for breeding. They ...

In eastern Brazil's Atlantic Forest, poisonous "pumpkin toadlets" use their vivid colors to warn off predators. But these tiny frogs also broadcast a secret visual signal: They glow bright blue under ...

The latest onslaught on winter weather is hardly the most appropriate time to talk about frogs, unless you’re the education/wildlife specialist for a Soil and Water Conservation District. As I’m ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frogs have long held a bad rap (at least among some people) for being slimy, even scary, critters, but that's not very fair to ...

What explains the vivid colors of the strawberry poison-dart frog? Piotr Naskrecki / Minden Pictures In the animal world as in fashion, bright color makes a bold statement. The vivid hues of the ...

Have pity on the much maligned frog and his stepbrother, the toad. They can keep you awake at night as they belt out love songs. They don't cause, or cure, warts, but some of them can kill you. With ...

Thousands of amphibians are dying in the Americas because of the lethal fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which causes a disease called chytridiomycosis. Some of the most affected species ...

Kissing a frog may not conjure a prince, but mucus from one colorful Indian variety could one day lead to new ways to fight off the flu, the Verge reports. A study published in the journal Immunity ...