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

As night fell across a mountain ravine in Ecuador, a “cryptic” creature with “blue” bones emerged from its hiding spot and ...

Some pixie frogs are friendly and welcome human interaction, whereas others are easily frightened and become protective when approached. Even tame animals have the potential to bite if they ...

is genetic material shed from animals and plants that scientists can use to tell what kinds of organisms are living in an environment. However, scientists ... Seven New Frog Species Discovered in ...

Such spiders, living in tropical habitats, have been known to "keep" small frogs as pets with both gaining advantage in a mutualistic relationship. In this collaboration between the two animals ...

The fossilization process itself can take anywhere from a matter of days to millions of years. Waiting for mineral-rich ...

The tour of Stanford’s Laboratory of Organismal Biology, also known as the O’Connell Lab, included the fly curing room, ...

This means that forced intercourse is relatively rare among our animal friends ... strategies to indicate their refusal. Red-legged frogs, for example, pretend to be dead to escape the onslaught ...

Have you ever flushed a toilet and seen a frog swirling around? New research has revealed there are three distinct species of ...

In a wetland of central Taiwan, a “slender” creature poked its “triangular” head out of a mud nest and made an “urgent”-sounding call. The call was intended to attract a mate — but attracted the ...