Nearly 20 years ago, the last known Cascades frog disappeared from Lassen Volcanic National Park. Now researchers are bringing them back, hoping the frogs can stage a comeback. Lassen Volcanic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. It looks dead for months, its body packed with ice. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus or Rana sylvatica) has a broad distribution over North America, extending from the Boreal ...

Around 600 California red-legged frog tadpoles have been released back into the Santa Monica Mountains — after they were rescued from extreme weather by the National Park Service and taken to Long ...

Lassen Volcanic National Park in far Northern California is a rugged wonderland of lava flows, cinder cones and boiling pools. It is also dotted with welcoming meadows and alpine lakes - places a ...

Alaskan wood frogs survive freezing temperatures by entering states of suspended animation. They do this by undergoing a controlled body freeze, spreading glucose through their bodies, and shutting ...