The common coquí frog is a small but iconic species in Puerto Rico. Their melodic “co-quí” call is a lullaby for people on the island. But it’s far less welcome in places like Florida and Hawaii, ...

Some harlequin frogs have lost their poison—and their ability to defend themselves. Scientists are on the case. The Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki) has been extinct in the wild since 2009, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coquí frogs, invasive in Florida and Hawaii, face a fungal pathogen that affects more than 500 species of amphibians. Alberto ...

Deep in the Panamanian jungle, conservation biologist Brian Gratwicke and his team hunted a radio transmitter signal that led them to a ferocious-looking whip scorpion in the middle of a meal. Some ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Zuania Colón-Piñeiro is a Posdoctoral Research Fellow in ...