Stress in pet frogs can be caused by a number of different issues such as poor tank conditions, diet issues, or even ...

But despite decades of work, and thousands of candidate compounds, no amphibian peptides have been turned into a marketable drug. “Frog skin is frankly baloney,” said Kim Lewis from Northeastern ...

You know the feeling. It’s getting close to bedtime, you get sleepy, and you start yawning automatically. You may even find ...

The Serra do Assuruá is in the north-central region of the Bahia state of Brazil, on the country’s east coast. The research ...

Males of the South American species incubate their young in their vocal sacs. The London Zoo recently established a breeding ...

Therefore, it’s very useful to learn how to support your pet frog during their shedding so you can help them stay fit and healthy. Frogs shed their skin regularly throughout their lives ...

But frogs may yet hold clues to killing pain. At least one frog does deploy an opioid: the waxy monkey tree frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii), whose skin is laced with the peptide dermorphin. Although the ...

Butts are everywhere, but there’s something about animal behinds that drive people nuts. Be it their odd, anachronistic look ...

There are currently only two species of frog known to be venomous: Bruno's casque-headed frog (Aparasphenodon brunoi) and Greening's frog (Corythomantis greeningi). Both are found in Brazil and ...

East Rock School seventh graders Leia and Lesly suited up in gloves and eye protection to pierce through the unexpectedly tough skin of a frog — and discover, through hands-on education, what a real ...