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Credit: Geoff Gallice, Wikimedia Commons. Glass frogs are famous for their see-through skin that can even reveal the amphibians' internal ...

Fungus turns frogs into sex zombies, but then kills off whole species

by Alexandru Micu

March 4, 2016

A new study of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a deadly fungus which affects amphibians worldwide, found that it spreads by making ...

Seven new species of frogs discovered – they’re tiny, and they’re adorable

by Alexandru Micu

June 4, 2015

Seven miniature species of frogs living on seven different mountain tops sounds like the premise for the next Kung Fu ...

Stinky Frogs to Give Their Human Predators Clues to Survive Diseases

by Bala Murali Krishna Yelchuri

December 26, 2011

Hyderabad, Dec 10, 2011: Believe it or not. Foul smelling frogs not only offer clues to prepare a new range ...

Front of Henry Astley, one of the two researchers involved in the study of frog tendons, and a northern leopard frog in action. (c) Mike Cohea/Brown University.

Frogs’ huge jumps come from spring-like legs

by Tibi Puiu

November 18, 2011

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A beetle larva attached to the chest of an amphibian. (c) Gil Wizen / AFTAU

Beetle larvae devour amphibian predators – twist of odds in nature

by Tibi Puiu

September 27, 2011

In ...

Scientists find new bugs and frogs in Papua New Guinea

by Mihai Andrei

October 7, 2010

It's always nice when new species are discovered, and this time it ...

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Translucent glass frogs use a never before seen novel form of camouflage