Unlike humans, frogs and other amphibians don't need to rely on their lungs to breathe; their unique skin helps them exchange oxygen and drink. But how do frogs breathe and drink through their skin?

Animals drinking water is a common phenomenon, and most of them do so by using their mouth. However, when we talk about frogs, they do so in a very unique and fascinating manner. Unlike other animals, ...

World Frog Day 2026 highlights how frogs support ecosystems and why their decline signals environmental problems.

Some of a green frog’s heat tolerance might come from its microbiome. Put a wood frog tadpole and a green frog tadpole in water and turn up the heat. The two species live in similar environments, but ...

Why are frogs diverse in some parts of Africa's rainforests and less so in others? The patterns of cooling and glaciation ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. It looks dead for months, its body packed with ice. But ...