Congratulations, you’ve experienced iridescence – a dazzling optical phenomenon that can be seen in many kinds of wildlife.

A brilliantly orange frog small enough to sit on your fingernail spent years hiding from scientists in plain sight deep in ...

Daddy longlegs, also called harvestmen, have been documented catching and consuming living frogs larger than themselves in ...

A deadly fungus has wiped out amphibian populations around the globe, yet some mysteriously recover. Researchers discovered that survivors develop powerful immune defenses while they are still ...

It’s the world’s most prestigious photography show, but Les Rencontres de la Photographie really flies thanks to the jaw-dropping work of eccentrics, amateurs and complete unknowns ...

Two giant Asian praying mantis species are rapidly spreading across Europe, leading scientists to officially classify them as ...

Two striking Asian praying mantis species that have rapidly spread across Europe have now been officially classified as ...

Scientists propose that recently uncovered fossils may be the earliest evidence of behavioral “handedness” in animals.

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Krank Fuss means bung foot, and the book reaches us at one remove and then another. Its narrator is ...

True blue is one of nature's rarest tricks, and the animals that pull it off range from tiny ocean drifters that steal venom ...

Frogs are often perceived as basic green or brown amphibians, but some of these pond dwellers look like they hopped right out of a science-fiction movie. They feature neon colors, transparent bodies, ...

Earth is home to an astonishing variety of life forms, some of which seem to defy our understanding of what animals should look like. While we often imagine aliens as strange beings from other planets ...