Scientists used gene-editing technology to create “Peter Pan” tadpoles that would eat the eggs of Australia’s cane toads—and ...

Although biologists have studied seasonal processes for centuries, we know surprisingly little about the impacts of shifting ...

In the frigid wilderness of North America, an extraordinary amphibian performs what seems like a magical feat each winter.

Over the next three or four weeks, the black eggs can be observed getting larger and beginning to take on their ‘tadpole’ shape ... can now transition to life on land. I was always amazed ...

This cycle begins when the animals hatch from eggs into fishlike tadpoles with long tail fins. Tadpoles eat pond vegetation, ...

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The discovery of this more than 160-million-year-old tadpole is a testament to the success of the frog’s way of life, says Agnolín. Today, however, many frogs are struggling, as their ...

and provides a greater understanding of the evolution of the life cycle of a frog. The fossil shared similar characteristics to a modern-day tadpole. Similarities include "the filter-feeding ...

The oldest-known frog fossils date to even earlier ... Frogs have a two-stage life cycle, with the aquatic tadpole larva metamorphosing into the adult form. This tadpole was in the late stages ...

We call this the biphasic life cycle. BARBER ... the tadpole stage only lasts a few months before the tadpole transforms into that adult frog. So it's been very hard for scientists to find ...

have what is called a "bi-phasic life cycle." They undergo metamorphosis to grow from their larval stage, as a non-reproductive tadpole that swims underwater, to their adult stage, as a frog that ...