November 1, 2016 Global wildlife population faces possible two-thirds decline by 2020, report says Global wildlife populations are up against a potential two-thirds population decline by 2020 if human activity continues without intervention, according to a report released by the World Wildlife Fund.
October 27, 2016 Bug battle: Amazonian frog's skin secretes ant repellent A yellow–striped frog in the Amazon rainforest is able to live among the vicious leaf–cutter ant without getting torn to pieces thanks to a very special bug repellent: its own skin.
October 3, 2016 Toughie the frog, likely the last of his species, dies A frog named Toughie, likely the last of his species, died quietly in his enclosure at the Atlanta Botanical Garden this week, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
September 26, 2016 A frog's vomit reveals a new species of ant In northwest Ecuador, scientists have discovered a new species of ant— and they found it in the stomach contents of a frog.
June 21, 2016 Frog embryos speed-hatch to escape danger A developing frog embryo in its jelly-like egg mass can be quite the escape artist: When predators come calling, the red-eyed tree frog embryo can detect the threat and drop out of its egg to safety in a matter of seconds, even though it normally wouldn't be ready to hatch for several more days
June 16, 2016 Freaky! New frog mating position discovered A new frog mating position, only the seventh type ever observed, has been discovered in the monsoonal forests of India
June 2, 2016 Rare 'dragon eggs' hatch in Slovenian cave An unusual event is happening at a cave in Slovenia as rare salamanders hatch from so-called “dragon eggs.”
May 3, 2016 New de-icing system for planes takes cue from poisonous frogs Although spring is finally here, the nightmare of winter flight delays is still fresh in many frequent flyers’ minds. However, these delays could soon become a thing of the past, and we have poisonous frogs to thank. Researchers from Arizona State University believe they have found a way for plane wings to de-ice themselves by secreting anti-freeze, much in the same way a poisonous dart frog’s skin secretes a toxin when threatened.
May 2, 2016 Mini frog, bat with freakish tongue found in Bolivia A "robber frog" with beady, gold-rimmed eyes and a bizarre bat with a record-long tongue are among the menagerie of species discovered during an expedition in Bolivia
May 2, 2016 New jelly-bean-size 'masked' frog discovered in the Andes A tiny new frog species discovered in the Peruvian Andes has a white-mottled belly and a dark face mask that makes it look like a bandit
