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Clicks, bonks and dripping taps: listen to the calls of 6 frogs out and about...
The banjo frog, _Limnodynastes dumerilii_ Jodi Rowley, Author providedEnvironmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their...
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How tadpoles advance the African clawed frog invasion
African clawed frog tadpoles in the laboratory. Natasha KrugerThe African clawed frog, a species native to southern Africa, is one of the most successful invaders in the world. Part of the reason is...
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How we turned a golf course into a haven for rare newts, frogs and toads
Erni/ShutterstockAround two in five amphibian species are threatened with extinction around the world. In Britain, all of our native frog, toad and newt species have declined since 1945, with one...
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This frog's lungs act like noise cancelling headphones
Clever frog.Shutterstock/Martin ValigurskyFor us humans, having a conversation in a crowded room is challenging – it’s often called the cocktail party problem. The mix of sounds arriving at our...
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Dead, shrivelled frogs are unexpectedly turning up across eastern Australia....
Green Tree Frog Jodi Rowley, Author providedOver the past few weeks, we’ve received a flurry of emails from concerned people who’ve seen sick and dead frogs across eastern Victoria, New South Wales and...
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We name the 26 Australian frogs at greatest risk of extinction by 2040 — and...
Spotted tree frogMichael Williams/Its A Wildlife Photography, Author providedAustralia is home to more than 240 frog species, most of which occur nowhere else. Unfortunately, some frogs are beyond...
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New research reveals animals are changing their body shapes to cope with...
ShutterstockGlobal warming is a big challenge for warm-blooded animals, which must maintain a constant internal body temperature. As anyone who’s experienced heatstroke can tell you, our bodies become...
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Experience the spectacular sounds of a Murrumbidgee wetland erupting with...
Authors provided, CC BY-SAIn the southwestern corner of New South Wales, along the Murrumbidgee river, frogs are calling in a wetland called Nap Nap. This is Nari Nari country – nap nap means “very...
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Some endangered species can no longer survive in the wild. So should we alter...
Melbourne ZooAround the world, populations of many beloved species are declining at increasing rates. According to one grim projection, as many as 40% of the world’s species may be extinct by 2050....
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The frog and the gecko: why tropical species are at greater climate risk
Predictions indicate that the Madagascar frog _Mantella aurantiaca_ is likely to experience a dramatic decline by 2070.Frank Vassen/Wikimedia, CC BYThe effects of climate change – extreme heat waves,...
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Are mosquito-killing natural pesticides unintentionally harming frogs?
Mosquito eggs float on the surface of a pond. The insecticide Bti is used to kill mosquito larvae, but it could also harm frogs. (Shutterstock)The question of how pesticides affect public health and...
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Australian frogs are dying en masse again, and we need your help to find out why
A dead Peron's tree frog (_Litoria peronii_)Ken Griffiths, Author providedLast winter, thousands of dead and dying frogs were found across Australia. Instead of hunkering down and out of sight, frogs...
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Finding their song: Reviving the declining western chorus frog population is...
The population of western chorus frogs has been declining over the past 60 years and continues to be an issue across Canada.(Shutterstock)In November 2021, Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate...
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Ancient frogs in mass grave died from too much sex – new research
The author looking at fossil specimens from the Geiseltal collection in GermanyDaniel Falk, Author providedFrogs once lived alongside dinosaurs. It’s incredible to think these little creatures survived...
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Chernobyl black frogs reveal evolution in action
Extremes of the colour gradient of the Eastern San Antonio frog (Hyla orientalis). On the left, a specimen captured in Chernobyl inside the high contamination zone; on the right, a specimen captured...
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A deadly disease has driven 7 Australian frogs to extinction – but this...
Matthijs Hollanders, Author providedEnvironmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the...
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From radiation to water pollution to cities, humans are now a driver of...
For many species, human actions are the biggest factor in their evolution.Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty ImagesHumans do a lot of different things to the environment, and there aren’t many natural...
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Gliding treefrogs, mini-males and burrowing frogs in trees: why Melanesia is...
A chocolate treefrog that looks like a Freddo. Burrowing frogs which live in trees. Long-nosed frogs named after Pinocchio. Frogs which go straight from egg to froglet without stopping at tadpole. And...
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'Vaccinating' frogs may or may not protect them against a pandemic – but it...
California red-legged frogs are threatened with extinction.KQED QUEST/Flickr, CC BY-NCWhen the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged, many wildlife disease researchers like me were not too surprised. Some...
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Enough with the koala cakes – the government’s annual Threatened Species Bake...
Overall winner of the 2018 competition, a Growling Grass Frog (_Litoria raniformis_) by EnviroDNA @enviro_DNA@enviro_DNA, CC BY-NCAlmost 2,000 native species are officiallylisted as “threatened” in...
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Illegal, occasionally deadly, and not much fun. What is the frog toxin Kambô...
ShutterstockKambô is an oozy substance harvested from the defensive skin secretions of the Amazonian giant monkey tree frog. In the traditional medicine of some indigenous peoples of the Amazon, Kambô...
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The world's worst animal disease is killing frogs worldwide. A testing...
Jack Hamilton/UnsplashFor the past 40 years, a devastating fungal disease has been ravaging frog populations around the world, wiping out 90 species. Unlike the global COVID-19 pandemic, you may not...
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How a lethal fungus is shrinking living space for our frogs
In 1993, frogs were found dying en masse in Far North Queensland. When scientists analysed their bodies, they found something weird. Their small bodies were covered in spores. It was an epidemic. An...
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Our unsung farm dams provide vital habitat to threatened species of frogs
ShutterstockFrogs are in trouble. While many of the world’s animal species are now at risk from habitat loss, climate change and other human pressures, frogs are particularly at risk. That’s because...
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'Foul and loathsome’ or jewels of the natural world? The complicated history...
ShutterstockWhen was the last time you saw a frog? Perhaps you came across one in your garden and wondered at its little hands, glossy skin and what looked very much like a contented smile.Maybe you...
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