The world's amphibians are in trouble. Because of their sensitivity to climate change, habitat loss, and pollution, they may ...

The science and technology publication American Scientist wrote about the "record-breaking, 10-inch-long whopper of a ...

Wood frog tadpoles in infected ponds show faster growth and development, possibly to survive ranavirus or escape before dying ...

How a Tadpole Becomes a Frog The dramatic changes of the process are stimulated by thyroid hormone. The level of hormone is regulated by a feedback system involving the hypothalamus of the brain ...

Most everyone recognizes frogs. Frogs, like salamanders and newts ... Toads use all sorts of water bodies to deposit their long strings of eggs. Since hatching and tadpole development can be completed ...

THE RSPCA has urged children, parents, and teachers to leave frog and toad spawn in their ... provide what they need as they metamorphose from tadpoles to froglets." The RSPCA said that removing ...

We don't get to see them turn into frogs, but they sprout ... re all dancing around inside their eggs to the music in the video. Thinking of getting pet tadpoles? It's important to know that ...

Researchers found that wood frog (Rana sylvatica) tadpoles can adjust their growth and development in response to ranavirus, potentially improving their chances of survival. A group of viruses that ...

The male frogs use these blood vessels to absorb more oxygen while they protect the females’ eggs. The arteries function a ...