Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Animals are incredibly adaptable creatures that have developed a variety of survival mechanisms throughout their evolution. Many amphibians, like frogs, axolotls, and caecilians, can breathe through ...

Some tadpoles break the rules of biology. Instead of developing lungs as they grow, they lose them entirely and still manage to survive. A recent study from Cornell University found that these ...

Frogs are extraordinary amphibians capable of thriving both in water and on land, thanks to their unique ability to breathe and drink through their skin. Their thin, moist, and permeable skin, ...