"Their ability to live high in the canopy and only descend to breed shows an impressive niche specialization." ...

Northeastern Minnesota is the home of a low number of reptiles and amphibians (herps). Among reptiles, two kinds of snakes are common: garter and red-bellied, with a third one, the ring-necked snake, ...

Purdue University biologists are studying the effects of PFAS on gray tree frogs. Researchers collected breeding pairs of frogs to harvest their fertilized eggs for the experiment. The resulting ...

Kristian Trend recovered from Burkitt lymphoma cancer, which piqued his interest in holistic wellness and meditation Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

A WELLNESS coach is feared to have died after trying a drug made from the poisonous skin of an Amazonian tree frog. Kristian Trend, 40, is reported to have taken the drug known as Kambo in a ...

Melbourne Zoo has released 200 Watson's tree froglets and 1,200 tadpoles in East Gippsland following a successful breeding program. The species is native to Victoria and NSW and lost 80 per cent of ...

When ice and snow begin to melt in California's high-elevation waters, male frogs hop into action. Emerging from hibernation, they head to lakes and ponds scattered throughout the area and begin ...

In the scientific world, this could be groundbreaking. Even Nobel Prize-worthy. I may be living proof that there is such a thing as xenoglossy. For nontechnical readers, xenoglossy is the sudden ...

Springtime in the Bay Area brings with it lush green landscapes, vibrant wildflowers and buds breaking open on trees. And in some places, the soundtrack to all that visual beauty is the chorusing of ...

Male Sierran chorus frogs change their breeding calls depending on the temperature, a UC Davis study found. (BenderPhoto, Getty Images) When the time is right, a good love song can make all the ...