Screaming or yelling is a natural reaction to a threat. One animal you’d likely never expect to hear this from, though, is a frog, which is more often associated with croaking. This is why rain frogs ...

Quick Take Boulenger’s backpack frog carries eggs in a dorsal pouch on its back instead of dropping them into water. This ...

Red-eyed tree frogs rely on a unique blend of color and stillness to disappear into rainforest foliage. When resting, their ...

The gray tree frog is a small frog native to the eastern U.S. and parts of southeastern Canada. An adult can grow to a length of nearly three inches. This frog has the sense to climb high into trees ...

Have you ever wondered how city life affects animals like frogs? A new study reveals that urban Túngara frog tadpoles develop faster —but end up being smaller — than tadpoles from forests, probably ...

RJ Mackenzie is a freelance science writer with a neuroscience degree. RJ Mackenzie is a freelance science writer with a neuroscience degree. View full profile RJ Mackenzie is a freelance science ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the Cretaceous forests of ancient Madagascar, one frog ...

A new study reports that city frogs sing more complex and attractive songs than their country cousins. Urban frogs can get away with producing more conspicuous mating calls, which are preferred by ...