Almost 40 years ago, reactor number four exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Since then, the surrounding area has become, to the surprise of many, one of Europe’s largest nature reserves.

Frogs are some of the most widespread amphibians in the United States, thriving in pretty much any area with plenty of water, like rivers, lakes, ponds, wetlands, and even temporary pools. These ...

As humanity spreads across more of the globe, urban areas sprawl out and push the wild areas of the world further back. Some creatures retreat into the forest and fields, but others adapt to city life ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Drought is a slow-moving catastrophe for most animals. Yet ...

Deep in the forests of Haiti lives the blue-eyed La Hotte glanded frog (Eleutherodactylus glandulifer), which once went 20 years without being observed by scientists. It belongs to a diverse genus ...

A new genetic analysis of Bornean fanged frogs reveals that a species recognized since 1838 is actually six or seven distinct species — a finding with major implications for how scientists count and ...

Scientists found frogs follow completely different island rules because even short stretches of ocean become impossible barriers for them.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frogs are found across the U.S. in ponds, lakes, rivers, pools, and wetlands. Pig frog females tend to reach larger sizes than ...