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How I eavesdrop on frog conversations
15+ hour, 19+ min ago (891+ words) Billie Goolsby’s experience with hearing loss helped her to develop a robotic tadpole for deciphering the secret lives of amphibians. Billie Goolsby’s experience with hearing loss helped her to develop a robotic tadpole for deciphering the secret lives of amphibians....
7 animals you didn't know are amphibians
12+ hour, 49+ min ago (501+ words) Amphibians are animals that are born in water but can survive in both water and land when growing up. These amazing creatures need moist and have unique features and life cycles. As a result, they significantly differ from reptiles or…...
A newt dawn: Wknd talks to Whitley awardee Barkha Subba about her fight for salamanders
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (1090+ words) To locals in Darjeeling, the salamander is Goro, the "little dragon" that swims in mountain ponds. To scientists, it is a living fossil whose ancestors walked among the dinosaurs, survived the Chicxulub impactor and made it through the mass extinctions…...
Vulnerable limestone frogs spotted in Bulacan national park
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (189+ words) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO " The presence of Biak-na-Bato limestone frogs (Platymantis biak) was recently recorded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Central Luzon at the Biak-na-Bato National Park (BNBNP) in San Miguel, Bulacan. "The limestone frogs were observed in…...
Population could be declining for rare species of salamander found almost exclusively in Knox County
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (542+ words) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. " Inside a network of caves below the former Ross Marble quarry at Ijams Nature Center, a rare salamander in the world survives in near total darkness. The endangered Berry Cave Salamander has only ever been documented at eleven…...
Photo of the Week: Tree Frogs in Shutesbury - Amherst Indy
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (79+ words) Photo of the Week: Tree Frogs in Shutesbury Amherst Indy This gray tree frog was spotted in Shutesbury by Richard and Marcie Sclove on May 17, 2026. The Amherst Indy welcomes your comment on this article. Comments must be signed with your…...
Gavin Williamson pays tribute to 'trusty companion' as pet tarantula dies
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (414+ words) Sir Gavin Williamson has said his pet tarantula, who once lived on his desk in the Houses of Parliament and Ministry of Defence, has died. Cronus, who had been with the former defence secretary since he was a hatchling, achieved…...
This Tiny Frog Is Loud Enough to Hurt Human Ears
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (202+ words) Deep in the rainforests of Central and South America lives an amphibian that defies expectations. The Coqui frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) is a diminutive creature, often no larger than a paperclip, yet it produces one of the most ear-splitting sounds in…...
Dawson College - Dawson research team listens to frogs to understand Canada's lakes
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (303+ words) In winter, Canada's lakes fall quiet as if everything has gone to sleep. Then spring arrives, bringing with it the unmistakable chorus of frogs. This season, Dawson Biology faculty member Jessica Ford and her students are tuning in to that…...
Vulnerable Biak-na-Bato limestone frog recorded in Bulacan
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (319+ words) The vulnerable Biak-na-Bato limestone frog (" ") was recorded in the Biak-na-Bato National Park (BNBNP) in Bulacan, reflecting the ecological importance of caves and forest ecosystems in the country. According to Dennis Vergara, head of DENR community office in Baliwag, the species…...