Long before winter seals the forest under ice, certain frogs begin preparing for a transformation that defies basic biology.
Some‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ Nectophrynoides frogs can reproduce without laying eggs, which has been documented in three new species described in a Vertebrate Zoology article. This finding has sparked a new round ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. It looks dead for months, its body packed with ice. But ...
Nearly 20 years ago, the last known Cascades frog disappeared from Lassen Volcanic National Park. Now researchers are ...