The dinosaur extinction is widely known, but the end-Permian mass extinction was an even more devastating event in Earth's history. This extinction event occurred 252 million years ago and was most ...

Ancient frog relatives survived the aftermath of the largest mass extinction of species by feeding on freshwater prey that evaded terrestrial predators, academics have found. Ancient frog relatives ...

But now the amphibian, described by one researcher as a "living fossil", is facing severe threats from factors including climate change and pollution. :: This Earth The frog can grow over to 11 inches ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When we talk about mass extinction events, the first case that ...

More than 30,000 teeth, bones and other fossils from a 249 million-year-old community of extinct marine reptiles, amphibians, bony fish and sharks have been discovered on the remote Arctic island of ...

Scientists have now discovered the oldest ancestor for all the Australian tree frogs, with distant links to the tree frogs of South America. Newly discovered evidence of Australia's earliest species ...

It can sometimes seem as if this whole world and everything in it is subject to one large game of chance – and often, that is actually the case. When it comes to evolution and survival of the fittest, ...

A remarkable 100-million-year-old frog fossil discovered in northwest China is providing scientists with a rare glimpse into the reproductive behavior of prehistoric amphibians. The fossilized frog, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A frog’s lifecycle is likely one of the earliest bits of science ...

A new study shows that nearly half of frog and toad species in Latin America may lose their habitat range by 2050. Trachycephalus mesophaeus is among the species identified in a new study as likely to ...