The late-afternoon sky was surprisingly clear for December, the kind of evening Portlanders revel in after days of rain. But for the half-dozen volunteers gathered on Harborton Drive — a steep ...

Springtime in the Bay Area brings with it lush green landscapes, vibrant wildflowers and buds breaking open on trees. And in some places, the soundtrack to all that visual beauty is the chorusing of ...

Derby Dinner Playhouse is delighted to announce the opening of the beloved musical A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD on February 21, 2026, as part of its Children’s Musical Theatre Series. Public performances ...

Friends of the Rouge will teach volunteers on Saturday how to identify the sounds of eight local frog and toad species given that they're indicator of wetland health. The training session will take ...

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A joint report alleging that a poison dart frog toxin has been linked to the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny rippled quickly around the globe among scientists. The allegations raised ...

Male Sierran chorus frogs change their breeding calls depending on the temperature, a UC Davis study found. (BenderPhoto, Getty Images) When the time is right, a good love song can make all the ...

It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights: The Muppets are back on TV! But one of them might sound a little different than you're used to. A new version of "The Muppet Show" airs as a ...

PORT CLINTON, Ohio — African Safari Wildlife Park is celebrating the arrival of two capybara pups born late last year. The pups were born Dec. 29, 2025 to parents Torta and Kif, according to the park.

A golden retriever named Ziggy has captured millions of hearts after a viral TikTok video showed him meeting a litter of puppies for the very first time. An encounter his owner summed up perfectly in ...

There are lots of brown tree frogs, like this southern brown tree frog (Litoria ewingi) found in Melbourne, Australia. But wait till you see the chocolate tree frog! Image by Matt from Melbourne, ...

The southern Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) has seen its population fall by 90 per cent in Chile’s Parque Tantauco forests due to the chytrid fungus. This was thought to only spread through water ...