Hop through these images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries Photographs selected by Allison Scates Text by Tracy Scott Forson There’s a good chance that ...

Beneath their slimy skin, some frog species hide a set of secret weapons. In a new series of incredible high-resolution images, researchers reveal in unprecedented detail just how some amphibians' ...

Optical illusions are all the new rage on social media. From spotting the odd word out to spotting concealed animals, there are a variety of such challenges going viral on the internet. The latest ...

Jonathan Kolby, a policy specialist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the director of the Honduras Amphibian Rescue & Conservation Center, studies the global spread of amphibian chytrid fungus ...

All over the world, different types of frogs call out in various ways to warn others or attract mates Olivia Ferrari | Correspondent Different species of frogs call out in various ways, and they may ...

KU researchers concluded true frogs didn't become one of the most biodiverse frog family due to dispersing into new ranges, or due to filling a gap created by a catastrophic die-off. Rather, the rich ...

When the time is right, a good love song can make all the difference. A study from the University of California, Davis, found that temperature affects the sound and quality of male frogs’ mating calls ...