Mouse findings suggest the microbe's unique tumor-targeting ability could open a new avenue for cancer treatment.

The cells of adult frogs seem to remember how to regrow lost legs, and a new chemical kick starter helps them hop to it. “The cells of the frog already know how to make frog legs,” having done so when ...

What if you had the power of invisibility, but it only works when you’re asleep? That might be useful for a surreptitious nap in public, but it still probably wouldn’t suit you as well as it does the ...

Some harlequin frogs have lost their poison—and their ability to defend themselves. Scientists are on the case.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coquí frogs, invasive in Florida and Hawaii, face a fungal pathogen that affects more than 500 species of amphibians. Alberto ...

Researchers have identified a species of frog new to science. The Indonesian amphibian is the size of a quarter, unlike its two-pound cousins, and has tiny fangs. Nearly uniquely among amphibians, ...

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A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and Brazil has found evidence that pumpkin toadlets (Brachycephalus) have poor jumping skills because their inner ear canals are ...

Some frogs have evolved features so strange that scientists struggle to explain them, and a few look less like amphibians ...

A naturally occurring bacterium from amphibian intestines completely eliminated colorectal tumors in mice with a single ...