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Plants & Animals Sep 4, 2020

Do big tadpoles turn into big frogs? It's complicated, study finds

If you have any children in your life, imagine for a moment that they don't look anything like their parents, they don't eat anything humans normally eat, and they're active only while adults sleep.

Plants & Animals Sep 2, 2020

How to get the upper body of a burrowing frog

You might think the buffest frogs would be high jumpers, but if you want shredded pecs, you should train like a burrowing frog. Though famously round, these diggers are the unsung bodybuilders of the frog world. We bring ...

Plants & Animals Sep 1, 2020

How tadpoles provide insight into pandemics

A virus affecting wood frog tadpoles throughout the eastern United States is offering scientists a rare opportunity to investigate the role of environmental factors in the spread of infectious disease.

Ecology Aug 20, 2020

The story in the bones of lizards and frogs

It is no surprise that Australia is sometimes called "The Land of the Lizards."

Plants & Animals Aug 12, 2020

Male Brazilian frog stays loyal to two females in 'harem'

A species of frog from the Brazilian rainforest has become the first amphibian shown to live in a harem, where one male mates with two females who remain loyal to him.

Cell & Microbiology Aug 11, 2020

Researchers find clues to clarify why cohesine has a role in cancer and cardiac development

Ana Losada, from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), is the scientist who identified cohesin in vertebrates, a protein that is essential in cell division. Losada has studied cohesin since she identified it ...

Plants & Animals Aug 3, 2020

An insect species can actively escape from the vents of predators via the digestive system

Prey can evade predators and also avoid attacks. However, some can escape from inside a predator after being swallowed. For example, some animals that can survive predators' digestive systems are excreted in feces and thereby ...

Ecology Aug 1, 2020

US officials seek limits on "habitat" for imperiled species

The Trump administration is moving to restrict what land and water areas can be declared as "habitat" for imperiled plants and animals—potentially excluding locations that species could use in the future as climate change ...

Plants & Animals Jul 27, 2020

International team of scientists to preserve Lake Titicaca giant frog

An international team of scientific institutions will join forces to preserve the future of the Lake Titicaca giant frog, an endangered species, Bolivia's natural history museum said.

Ecology Jul 24, 2020

Rare leopard frog found beyond its known range in Southwest

A rare frog has been found beyond its known range in the Southwest.

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