When you think of frogs, the color green probably comes to mind. So too do the variety of bright floral colors that you sometimes see in tree frogs. On the other hand, researchers have recently ...

Glass frogs have the rare ability to turn on and off their nearly transparent appearance, researchers report Thursday in the journal Science. Ernesto Benavides/Getty Images Now you see them, now you ...

Camouflage takes many forms in the natural world. Some animals are born with skin or coats that blend in naturally with their environment. Some Old World lizards like the chameleon have an almost ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Good luck studying glassfrogs. Even the largest ones are barely two ...

There wouldn’t be a lot of advantages to being a member of the Hyalinobatrachium yaku species. You’d be a frog for one thing. You’d be just 0.8 in. (2 cm) long too, meaning you’d be prey for, well, ...

Japanese researchers have succeeded in producing see-through frogs, letting them observe organs, blood vessels and eggs under the skin without performing dissections. Dissections have become ...

Now you see them, now you don’t. Some frogs found in South and Central America have the rare ability to turn on and off their nearly transparent appearance, researchers report Thursday in the journal ...

The see-through amphibians have an amazing strategy for hiding while asleep—one that could advance our understanding of blood clotting. The organs and developing eggs of a female glass frog, ...

Introducing Hyalinobatrachium yaku, a newly-discovered species of glassfrog that lives in the Amazonian lowlands of Ecuador. Like other glassfrogs, it features transparent skin on its belly, but this ...