A tiny sting from a wasp can cause sharp pain. The skin of some frogs can irritate predators in seconds. Scientists now understand that both animals use a powerful chemical toxin that looks ...

A neurological disease called rat lungworm has been found in wild animals and one zoo animal in San Diego County, marking its ...

Certain species of wasps and frogs share a pain and inflammation peptide similar to one found in vertebrates to help defend against predators—a discovery that contributes to a shifting view of how ...

Finding out there is a guest in the garden is rarely good news. Whether it's a mother-in-law judging the height of a tomato ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants people to eat more invasive species. In Mississippi, you can hunt and fish for nutria, ...

In Madagascar, frogs are not background noise. They are a measure of how much forest still functions. The island holds an ...

Discover Nature this week with Missouri's Toads and frogs. You see and hear them near water and wooded areas, but how can you ...

From venomous ants to zombie wasps, these insect predators deploy some of the grisliest hunting strategies in the natural ...

A joint report alleging that a poison dart frog toxin has been linked to the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny rippled quickly around the globe among scientists. The allegations raised ...

Scientists once thought that a male frog dubbed Romeo was the last of his kind. Then, when more Sehuencas water frogs were discovered in 2018, they hoped he would mate with a female they called Juliet ...

Many animal mutations have been documented in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) following the infamous nuclear disaster in 1986, including Eastern tree frogs with darker skin that wards off radiation ...

Faced with exploding global demand for protein and the growing environmental impact of animal farming, insects are emerging as an attractive alternative: they are rich in nutrients, resource-efficient ...