By studying over 250 toads across five museum collections, and going back over 100 years, researchers have found three new ...

Q. Last year, you provided facts about salamanders. What can you tell us about frogs and toads? How are they different from other animals? What makes them special? A. Salamanders, although abundant in ...

Mirror photo by Rachel Foor / AAron Capouellez created the citizen science project Frog Week to increase interest in conservation efforts for pickerel frogs, gray tree frogs and wood frogs, among ...

The discovery not only adds to our understanding of amphibians but also highlights the need to protect the fragile ...

Most frogs lay eggs that hatch into tadpoles, but high in Tanzania’s misty mountain forests, a group of toads has abandoned this amphibian tradition entirely. Scientists have just described three new ...

Both frogs and toads need water to survive.  Both species lay their eggs in water and their eggs hatch into tadpoles.  Tadpoles cannot survive in open air. The differences in frogs and toads ...

When tadpoles become frogs, their body shape isn't all that changes. The vast majority of frogs and toads begin their lives as aquatic larvae before they undergo a process known as metamorphosis.

There is a proverb that says, “A frog cannot remember being a tadpole.” It refers to someone who acts conceited from the start just because their circumstances have improved a bit. But there are frogs ...

July is a month of early harvest in the garden. Much of the produce; especially the greens, that have been growing through the long days of June can now be gathered. This is also seen with the berries ...

VALLEY CITY, Ohio -- With an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 people attending and 740 frogs taking a leap or three across the ring, the 62nd annual Valley City Frog Jump Festival was another success, ...

Q. Last year you provided facts about salamanders. What can you tell us about frogs and toads? How are they different from other animals? What makes them special? A. Salamanders, although abundant in ...