Curious victims are sucked up by the current created when the predator opens its enormous mouth, which can accommodate prey ...

Certain species of wasps and frogs share a pain and inflammation peptide similar to one found in vertebrates to help defend against predators—a discovery that contributes to a shifting view of how ...

The discovery shines a light on what has, until now, been an underappreciated feature of evolution which suggests life is not so random after all.

Wood frogs are the first to emerge after a cold winter brumation to lay their eggs in vernal pools, safe from aquatic ...

At the centre of the action is Martin Thompson, 71, who has a nickname affectionately used on patrol nights. "They call me ...

Robert De Niro and Portland frog activists used spectacle and parody at “State of the Swamp” to protest Trump and MAGA ...

Every year, volunteers for the Gloucestershire Toads on Roads (GlosToR) initiative help toads and other amphibians cross the road safely. This is part of an international campaign to save migrating ...

Precise, deniable and, in Russia’s case, grimly familiar. Poison has become less a medieval cliché than a geopolitical signature flourish in recent years. Accusations of Russian poisoning surfaced ...

A joint report alleging that a poison dart frog toxin has been linked to the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny rippled quickly around the globe among scientists. The allegations raised ...

Russian opposition figure and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, who died two years ago, was killed while in prison by a lethal toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America, five European ...

Scientists once thought that a male frog dubbed Romeo was the last of his kind. Then, when more Sehuencas water frogs were discovered in 2018, they hoped he would mate with a female they called Juliet ...

Toads are fascinating creatures for several different reasons, but their reproduction process is easily one of the most interesting. Rather than simply laying eggs, they lay meter-long strings of eggs ...