Climate change is having an impact on frogs found in British ponds, research suggests. A deadly frog disease is spreading due to warmer temperatures and in the next 50 years could cause entire ...

pond skaters, whirligig beetles and great diving beetles. Other creatures might then arrive, such as leeches, frogs, dragonflies and ducks. For some of this pond life, a temporary home suits their ...

Switzerland has reversed the decline of more than half of endangered frogs, toads and newts in one region, research finds. After conservationists dug hundreds of new ponds in the canton of Aargau ...

The way cricket frogs move across the surface of water has long been thought to resemble walking on water, but researchers in ...

The bullfrog is the clear winner in the size department among New York frogs, attaining lengths of 7 inches from snout to tailbone. The low frequency "jug-o-rum" call they produce is familiar to all ...

By attracting frogs to your yard, not only are you benefitting your garden ecosystem, but also helping combat their declining ...

Emerging from a partially frozen pond more than 6,000 feet high in the Alps, European common frogs (Rana temporaria) set out to find mates and begin breeding activities. These frogs have adapted ...

Pool frogs (Pelophylax lessonae) are limited to even fewer sites. Presumed extinct in the UK in 1995, they have since been reintroduced at two sites in Norfolk. They prefer damp, densely vegetated ...

No need for their tadpole tails now. They soon drop off. Now tiny frogs hop away from the pond. As they grow, they'll discover new things to eat, like slugs and insects. There's a special word for ...

Nature lovers have drained an entire pond to save frogs and newts from being eaten by thousands of koi carp and goldfish ...

Oxygen availability is a critical factor for pond life during winter. Thick ice and snow cover can prevent oxygen from ...