This image features a green toad partially submerged near calm water, surrounded by natural vegetation. The close perspective highlights the toad’s texture and alert posture, capturing a quiet moment ...

The Endangered Species Act has been one of the country’s most valuable environmental tools, but it faces new threats. As the law turns 50, we’re asking whether this “pit bull” of an environmental law, ...

A green toad floats quietly in the water with its throat fully inflated, forming a visible vocal sac. While the rest of its body remains still, the expanded throat indicates active calling behavior.

Most everyone recognizes frogs. Frogs, like salamanders and newts, are amphibians. Unlike salamanders, they have made a major evolutionary detour from the body plan of their ancient ancestors. The ...