Explore how frogs, axolotls, and other amphibians use cutaneous respiration to absorb oxygen directly through their skin.

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Summary: A global study of vertebrates reveals that body temperature is the key driver behind brain size evolution.

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“The African reed frogs are a good model for how we can approach conservation,” says Simon. “Amphibians are particularly sensitive to environmental change, and so they are good indicator species for ...

The Marine Corps is dialing back its vision for shallow-water littoral regiments, but greenlighting a new unit with special high-speed boats.

The color change, driven by hormones, seems aimed at preventing males from accidentally mating with each other.

Vertebrates have extremely different brain sizes: even with the same body size, brain size can vary a hundredfold.

Estimating the precise number of species at risk is difficult given the unpredictability of the hurricane’s path.

A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology has found that leg loss doesn’t slow tarantulas almost at all.