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Yellow, Blob-Like Cell Transforms into Wriggling Salamander in Surreal Time-Lapse Video
By Laura Geggel published
A mesmerizing 6-minute time lapse shows a single cell dividing seemingly endlessly until what was once a yellow blob has become a wriggling, darting salamander tadpole.
Romeo the Water Frog Has Finally Found His Juliet — and Their Love Just Might Save His Species
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
For 10 long years he searched for his Juliet — and now he's found her.
This Salamander Breathes Through 'Christmas Trees' Growing from Its Head
By Mindy Weisberger published
A new species of two-legged salamander is an elusive aquatic oddity.
These Frogs Are Evolving to Survive a Murderous Fungus That Tries to Stop Their Hearts
By Rafi Letzter published
Decades after chrytrid fungus began its deadly rampage through the world's frog populations, a community of tropical frogs has managed to adapt.
Watch This Frog Light Up After It Swallows a Firefly
By Mindy Weisberger published
A firefly kept right on flashing after being eaten by a frog.
This Toxic Toad Could End Up Killing the Predators on Madagascar
By Mindy Weisberger published
The Asian common toad toxic threat to native species in Madagascar.
Experts Are Stumped by the Toad with a Stump for a Face
By Mindy Weisberger published
Why does this toad have no face?
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