Long before winter seals the forest under ice, certain frogs begin preparing for a transformation that defies basic biology. The wood frog (Rana sylvatica), along with a few treefrog species like the ...

Somewhere between life and death is the Alaskan Tree Frog. Discover how this amphibian freezes and lives to tell the tale.

Most amphibians die when exposed to salt — except the crab-eating frog, which thrives with it. Here’s how it rewrote the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the Cretaceous forests of ancient Madagascar, one frog ...

If not for a pair of Smithsonian scientists, the fingernail-size frog from Brazil would have likely gone extinct without ever being described ...

Frog biodiversity is key - each frog plays a vital role in the ecosystem, but some are more versatile than others. Different frogs excel in various situations - the Dripping Giant is a great heavy ...