After a long and frigid winter, the sound of spring peepers singing from beaver bogs is a welcome one for New Englanders. But ...

This is the time of year when our local amphibians will be migrating back to their natal pools to mate and lay eggs.

The next time you snivel, "I am freezing to death," you might want to consider the wood frog, which withstands such ...

Imagine being trapped in a block of ice, your heart stopped cold, your body as stiff as glass, and yet knowing you will wake ...

"Here we show that in response to ranavirus, wood frog tadpoles change their growth, development, and resource allocation. This may help tadpoles tolerate the energetic demands of infection or ...

Researchers found that wood frog (Rana sylvatica) tadpoles can adjust their growth and development in response to ranavirus, potentially improving their chances of survival. A group of viruses that ...

Now, species like the wood frogs, spring peepers, and grey tree frogs can thrive rather than survive, he said. Their mating calls now fill the airwaves day and night, the local officials said.

Every spring, on the first warm, rainy nights of the season, hundreds of salamanders and frogs make their way over land to ...

When the winter snow melts and the spring rain begins, vernal pools appear on the landscape. These ephemeral wetlands form in ...