A chemical detector made from egg cells of the African clawed frog could give robots a new sense of smell. About the size of a matchbook, the new device consists of two electrodes - strips of metal - ...

Even more intriguing, the frog was clearly gravid, or pregnant with eggs. The authors explain that frog fossils with discernible soft tissues are "scarce." In the case of this fossil — dubbed ...

Tree frogs employ a combination of techniques when constructing their nests. The frogs construct their nests on tree branches ...

It's a baby crocodile! Crocodiles lay eggs too ... You might have known that birds lay eggs, but now you know that moths lay eggs. Frogs lay eggs. Crabs lay eggs. And even crocodiles lay eggs ...

Raccoons are capable of making all sorts of noises. These masked bandits can squeal, churr, bark, and the list goes on! Some ...

Frogs mate in a position called amplexus, with the smaller male clasping the female from behind in a ride that can last two days or more. As she lays eggs, he expels sperm to fertilize them.

Turtles on Ottawa's Petrie Island face a host of challenges to their longevity. Here's an inside look at the pains taken to ...

Prof Hayashi said he would not be in favour of it being used by a man to create a baby using his own sperm and artificially created eggs. "Technically this is possible. I'm not so sure whether at ...

For many years the rule was always baby cereal. Now ... Get guidance on the best time to start eggs and fish – new medical evidence suggests there may be no link between the age they are ...

Raccoons have a great many natural predators, but as these have been reduced in the wild, raccoon numbers have exploded.

Many species of frog are known to be poisonous, such as the often colourful poison dart frogs. But although incredibly rare, there are species that are venomous too. There are currently only two ...

The Eiffinger's tree frog (Kurixalus eiffingeri), found on Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in Japan, has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental ...