Early in development, many animals pick a team—male or female—based on their genetics, and, with time, acquire the ...
A duplicated gene evolved into a switch that determines sex in frogs, revealing how evolution can safely reshape critical ...
Newly discovered proto-amphibian, Kermitops (USNM PAL 407585) from the Department of Paleobiology collections at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. The species is named ...
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Discovery of this giant tadpole dating from the Permian
A sixteen-centimeter (6-inch) tadpole fossil intrigues scientists. Discovered in Patagonia, it could well redefine our ...
A 161 million-year-old fossil, linked to a line of extinct frog-like amphibians, is the oldest tadpole ever found. By Asher Elbein The metamorphosis of a frog from baby to adult is one of nature’s ...
Ptychadena nana individuals with green and brown color morphs. Image courtesy of Sandra Goutte. A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has uncovered how a common color variation in frogs has ...
Most amphibians die when exposed to salt — except the crab-eating frog, which thrives with it. Here’s how it rewrote the ...
By landing mostly upright, the frogs spread out the hitting force so it doesn't hurt them as much. This helps them survive in ...
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