7 June 2023
Great crested newts live mostly underground, so they’re tricky to find – a researcher trained her dog, Freya, to detect the threatened amphibians deep in the soil with more than 87 per cent accuracy
31 May 2023
Amphibians could help cure our ills, from diabetes to fungal infections – if they don't go extinct first, says Matthew Gould
23 April 2023
Worm-like amphibians called caecilians have a mutation in a genetic sequence that’s critical for limb development, which could explain how they became limbless
13 April 2023
Mexican spadefoot toad embryos that sense lots of shrimp in the water before they are born grow bigger and stronger jaws, ready for their first meals after hatching
29 July 2022
Highly acidic water usually breaks down a tadpole’s gill lining, but an Australian frog has evolved to suck in more protective calcium from the extreme ecosystem where it lives
11 April 2022
A tracking study suggests males of one species of toad are prepared to go without food for several months for an opportunity to reproduce
7 September 2021
The foam that some frogs produce to make nests can keep its shape for more than a week and can slowly release drugs for days, which means it could find a use in medicine
14 July 2021
The deadly chytrid fungus has wiped out 90 species of amphibians, and is threatening ecosystems. Now there's hope that several new treatments could help us fight the plague
