Glassfrogs hide their blood to sleep in camouflage
Glassfrogs make themselves transparent while they rest by taking red blood cells from circulation and concealing them in their livers.
Frogs in tiny pants gauge sex differences in spatial skills
To test two theories of sex differences in spatial skills, researchers put poison frogs in tiny pants and gave them a spa bath.
Frogs in tiny pants gauge sex differences in spatial skills
To test two theories of sex differences in spatial skills, researchers put poison frogs in tiny pants and gave them a spa bath.
These harlequin frogs aren’t extinct after all
Research with Indigenous communities in Ecuador reveals that up to 32 species of harlequin frog aren’t actually extinct.
These harlequin frogs aren’t extinct after all
Research with Indigenous communities in Ecuador reveals that up to 32 species of harlequin frog aren’t actually extinct.
Team links malaria spike with mass amphibian die-off
Shortly after a mass die-off of amphibians, Costa Rica and Panama saw a spike in malaria cases. A new study clarifies the connection.
Wild turtles age slowly. Some basically don’t age at all
New research finds that turtles in the wild age slowly and have long lifespans, and identifies several species that essentially don’t age at all.
Watch: Tiny frogs can’t stick the landing
A group of tiny frogs are so small they lose control when jumping, ungracefully pirouetting through the air before coming in for a crash-landing.
Killer amphibian fungal infections differ based on species and place
New research sheds light on an frog-killing pandemic. “…when it comes to chytrid infection, the most important things are where you live and who you are.”
Only this one kind of frog has legit teeth
Scientists weren’t sure if a rare frog species, Gastrotheca guentheri, had real teeth, so they zoomed in on some froglet jaws to find out.