Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a tadpole, dating back approximately 161 million years to the Middle Jurassic period Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a ...

A team of researchers has discovered new insights into the evolution of color patterns in frogs and toads -- collectively known as anurans. Animal color patterns can help them camouflage with their ...

The green-and-black poison dart frog is native to Central America and the north-west part of South America The huge diversity of frogs we see today is mainly a consequence of the asteroid strike that ...

Frogs have maintained a surprising diversity of light-sensing proteins over evolutionary time, according to a new study led by a Penn State researcher. Light-sensing proteins, called opsins, enable ...

The development of hair was of central importance for the evolution of mammals and thus also of humans. However, the evolutionary origin of the genetic program of hair was previously unknown.

Evolution is the result of environmental pressures forcing species to adapt, and few environments exert pressures like the Chernobyl exclusion zone. A new study has revealed evolution in action as ...

Scientists have discovered evidence of a prehistoric species of amphibian that could be the precursor to modern species − and they bestowed upon it the great honor of being named after a green froggy ...

Quick Take Aposematism occurs when animals have distinct colors or patterns that warn predators of their unique dangers, such ...

LOS ANGELES - Researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History have stumbled upon the fossilized skull of a 270-million-year-old amphibian forebear. As per the discovery published ...