For most people, discovering a frog living in your fence post would make you feel either kind of creeped out or kind of charmed. For one guy in Australia, it was a challenge: He decided to make it the ...
Critters consuming species that harbor deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way.
In the lush forests of New Guinea lies a startling revelation: two species of birds whose feathers contain a lethal poison that can kill humans with just a touch. Though some birds' toxic nature has ...
Louise Gentle works for Nottingham Trent University. In nature, there are winners and losers. The winners gain survival and reproduction, while the losers generally die. To gain an advantage, winners ...
December 2023 was certainly an unusual month in the Northland. Not only did we have a small amount of snow — only about 5 inches (normal is about 18) — this follows a record-setting snowy December ...
In the summer of 1989, Jack Dumbacher was a fresh-faced ornithologist-in-training on his maiden expedition to the lush rainforests of Papua New Guinea. One sticky afternoon, he noticed an unusual bird ...
Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham.View full profile Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham. Do you like frogs? Good news: Five ...