Costa Rica’s highways are packed with animal lovers searching for a glimpse of a sloth or red-eyed tree frog. Too many of the nation’s iconic animals are killed by vehicle strikes on the busy roads.

Two rare salamander species, Bolitoglossa chiquitica and B. silentium, recently found in Costa Rica’s Talamanca Mountains.

The resort where the son of Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner was found dead denied that the hotel room was contaminated with deadly carbon ... in the family’s Costa Rica resort.

Amphibians resist their own chemical defenses with amino acid modifications in the sequence for a target receptor. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, ...

which was first new glass frog species found in Costa Rica in 40 years, so it was pretty big news. At the time, I didn't realize that this tiny frog had a Minnesota connection, let alone two. As ...

But frogs may yet hold clues to killing pain. At least one frog does deploy an opioid: the waxy monkey tree frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii), whose skin is laced with the peptide dermorphin. Although the ...

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It’s natural to assume all frog species spend their lives above ground, hopping along lily pads and rocky riversides. However, burrowing frogs are more common than you think. Known as fossorial ...

But something even more silent is killing them – disease. From frogs to tadpoles, the losses and disrupted growth are staggering. Since the 1970s, about 200 amphibian species have vanished. Today, 34% ...

A new 25-foot tunnel helps frogs, raccoons, and other wildlife safely cross a busy Long Island road. The Town of Brookhaven installed fencing and an underground path to prevent roadkill during ...

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration told Congress during a hearing Thursday about a midair collision over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people that the agency must do more to ensure ...

Scientists have a radical new plan for controlling mosquito numbers and fighting malaria: lacing human blood with a drug that's poisonous for the insects, so sucking on this blood marks their last ...