As I explored the edges of a Kewaunee County marsh recently, my eyes were drawn to something along shore that I knew was special. Glowing pristine blue — yes blue — against the green reeds and ...

If what you know about frogs comes mainly from watching the Muppets, you’ll want to see a new show called “Frogs: A Chorus of Colors” at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. It’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

A brightly coloured tropical frog under threat of extinction is the focus of a new research project hoping to better understand how environment and diet influence its development and behaviour.

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 ...

Scientists discovered this new Ecuadorian rainfrog species, shown in its habitat, while studying another frog in the same country. Centro Jambatu Scientists studying an endangered frog got a pleasant ...

Discover how the dyeing poison frog uses vibrant patterns for both warning and camouflage in research highlighting distance-dependent coloration. It's not hard to imagine how these little frogs become ...

The colorful markings of poison dart frogs vary depending on where the frogs live. Now, a new study using thousands of fake-frog decoys finds that these markings evolved hyper-locally, explaining why ...