SYDNEY, June 24 – Wading through a moonlit pond on Australia’s east coast talking to frogs makes Michael Mahony feel like a kid again. The 70-year-old biology professor and conservationist at ...

Jodi Rowley is the Lead Scientist of the Australian Museum's citizen science project, FrogID. She has received funding from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Perth Zoo, the ...

Frogs in northern Australia have to find a way to survive months of cold, dry climate. Their solution? Hang around outside just long enough to trap condensation, which they use to hydrate themselves.

Frogs across Australia are dropping dead in large numbers due to reasons yet unidentified for the second consecutive winter, scientists have warned as they call for further research to unravel the ...

REPT copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Discover the absolute world of Australian frogs with this one of a kind reference bible on the life histories and patterns of ...

A remote island at the very northern tip of Australia has been revealed as a tropical refuge for three species new-to-science ...

Biologists consider the health of frogs to be indicative of the health of the biosphere as a whole. Frogs have permeable skin that easily absorbs toxins. They require specific aquatic and terrestrial ...

An emergency team of biologists in Australia flew to Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales to assess damage to special enclosures for southern corroboree frogs.The Taronga Conservation Society ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. John Gould, an amphibian scientist at the University of Newcastle in ...

Large and in charge, green tree frogs are here to keep us guessing – whether it’s their colouring, or their cuisine. They might look cute to us, but green tree frogs (Litoria caerulea) are a total ...

Australia has about 240 frog species, but around 30% of them are threatened by climate change, water pollution, habitat loss, the chytrid fungus, and in a variety of other ways SYDNEY, June 24 ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Wading through a moonlit pond on Australia’s east coast talking to frogs makes Michael Mahony feel like a kid again. The 70-year-old biology professor and conservationist at ...