Many of us are familiar with the story of The Frog Prince, where a princess kisses a frog and, to her surprise, it transforms ...

Maria Jose Navarrete Mendez, PhD candidate in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley explains that unlike many other frogs which make their own toxins or acquire them from their food ...

Many of us are familiar with the story of The Frog Prince, where a princess kisses ... defences have focused on molecules that function as toxins. However, aside from being purveyors of poison ...

Skin-secreted adhesives, or glues, are highly effective defense adaptations that have evolved recurrently in a small number of amphibians. From an ecological standpoint, this rapidly solidifying ...

Many of us are familiar with the story of The Frog Prince, where a princess kisses a frog and, to her surprise, it transforms into a human prince. In reality, many frog species produce poison in ...

While these frogs are small, their toxins can be deadly to both humans and pets. As their population grows, especially in the warmer months, it becomes crucial to understand which species pose the ...

Frogs’ and other amphibians’ skin are permeable and can take in toxins from our hands and get sick. In general, humans are more dangerous to frogs. Pollution, climate change, and habitat loss are one ...

In the animal kingdom, survival usually trumps morality. Cannibalism is surprisingly common among tiger sharks, green and ...

This discovery provides insights into unique evolutionary adaptations that allow these birds to use the toxin as a defence ... to that found in poison dart frogs and can cause serious harm ...

Although lethal, even these hunters aren’t always safe – here’s a story of how a poisonous frog wins over a snake ... Image via Depositphotos This toxin is capable of killing most animals that attempt ...