Glass frogs have the rare ability to turn on and off their nearly transparent appearance, researchers report Thursday in the journal Science. Ernesto Benavides/Getty Images Now you see them, now you ...

When you think of frogs, the color green probably comes to mind. So too do the variety of bright floral colors that you sometimes see in tree frogs. On the other hand, researchers have recently ...

Japanese researchers have succeeded in producing see-through frogs, letting them observe organs, blood vessels and eggs under the skin without performing dissections. Dissections have become ...

Frogs are one of the most diverse animal groups, with a wide range of sizes and colors. Scientists have identified up to 5,000 frog species and believe there are many more waiting to be discovered.

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Camouflage takes many forms in the natural world. Some animals are born with skin or coats that blend in naturally with their environment. Some Old World lizards like the chameleon have an almost ...

Now you see them, now you don’t. Some frogs found in South and Central America have the rare ability to turn on and off their nearly transparent appearance, researchers report Thursday in the journal ...

Now you see them, now you don’t. Some frogs found in South and Central America have the rare ability to turn on and off their nearly transparent appearance, researchers reported Thursday in the ...

Slimy biology lessons involving the slicing and dicing of tiny green amphibians are a gross memory for most students. “When you cut the frog open, some of the liquid formaldehyde they had been soaking ...

When you're a superstar Muppet, apparently you have to hide out in the jungles of Costa Rica to avoid the paparazzi. Freelancer Michael Franco writes about the serious and silly sides of science and ...

Introducing Hyalinobatrachium yaku, a newly-discovered species of glassfrog that lives in the Amazonian lowlands of Ecuador. Like other glassfrogs, it features transparent skin on its belly, but this ...