Adaptation is essential for survival. Across species, it occurs over many generations through evolution and natural selection ...

Frogs may appear harmless, but many species are highly efficient predators equipped with specialized hunting adaptations. Their elastic tongues can launch in fractions of a second, allowing them to ...

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small critter is the only amphibian on the planet that lives north of the Arctic ...

Researchers have discovered the oldest known example of a predator-prey “arms race,” based on their study of ancient fossils. This ancient predator-prey relationship took place 517 million years ago ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles ...