Frogs that seem to skitter across the surface of water as though it were solid land use a hilariously unexpected way to do so. Rather than bouncing like a skipped stone, these tricky amphibians ...

Frogs need to keep their skin wet to function correctly. Moisture helps provide oxygen to the body, aids digestion, and ...

Australian green tree frogs manage to hop around the deserts of northern Australia during the dry season without dehydrating. Now, a new study solves the mystery of how: The frogs jump from cool night ...

At the Calaveras County Jumping Frog Jubilee in California — made famous in Mark Twain’s short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” — three researchers discovered potential flaws in ...

Had Mark Twain seen the 20,000 people who milled about last week in the little town of Angels Camp, Calaveras County, Calif, he would have beenastounded. Yet they were there because he once wrote a ...