Scientists in Australia have discovered a tree frog with bright blue skin instead of the usual green color, new pictures show. The blue pigmentation is due to a rare genetic mutation, experts say.

How does a thin-skinned, cold-blooded creature survive a below freezing Colorado winter without a fur coat or a ticket south?

An amphibian has lived up to its name, swapping out its usual green coloring for bright blue, in the first-ever record of a magnificent tree frog with this appearance. It's stunned scientists, who ...

FRIEDENSBURG – Down a winding trail, beneath a canopy of oak trees, Carter Jordan pauses and points into the thicket Monday morning at Frog Hollow Nature Area. One of 21 children attending a summer ...

With a body the color of dead leaves and a black “mask” extending behind the eyes, the wood frog is unmistakable if you can actually find one. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON During a recent lecture ...

On the hunt for daylilies, periwinkle and other invasive plants, a team of about 20 volunteers spent Saturday morning helping clear Frog Hollow Nature Area in Wayne Township of non-native vegetation.

Wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) exhibit an extraordinary capacity for freeze tolerance, an adaptation that enables survival despite the conversion of up to 65–70% of their total body water into ...

For most people, Memorial Day marks the first day of summer. The official first day of summer is not observed until three weeks later, on June 20, but the three-day weekend gives people a chance to ...

"Unlike anything else on our tiny corner of the universe." Experts raise red flags on concerning issue caused by sightseers ...

During a recent lecture on evolution, I had to explain the differences between three different processes known as geographic, temporal and behavioral isolation. Geographic isolation is the easiest of ...