A new species of poison dart frog has been discovered in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, where dense rainforests host some of the most diverse and complex ecosystems on Earth. In a study published ...

A team of wildlife researchers from Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, in Brazil, working with a colleague from the National Museum of the Czech Republic, has discovered a new species of ...

The golden poison dart frog may be tiny, but it has earned a formidable reputation in the animal kingdom. Native to a small ...

Strawberry poison dart frog, Dendrobates pumilio, in the nature habitat, Close-up portrait of poison red frog, Costa Rica, America© Pavel Russe/Shutterstock.com Researchers have identified a new ...

A joint report alleging that a poison dart frog toxin has been linked to the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny rippled quickly around the globe among scientists. The allegations raised ...

Scientists in Brazil described a new-to-science species of poison dart frog last year. It was first found among the leaves of wild banana plants on a research expedition to the Juruá River Basin in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This extremely toxic, nicotine-like compound originates from the Epipedobates genus of poison dart frogs, found exclusively in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Twelve pairs of poison dart frogs were recently translocated in Panama in a bid to strengthen the species’ chances of survival and provide answers ...

(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers with the State University of New York has found the source of poison dart frogs' immunity from their own poison. In their paper published in Proceedings of the ...

Precise, deniable and, in Russia’s case, grimly familiar. Poison has become less a medieval cliché than a geopolitical signature flourish in recent years. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Peruvian researchers have identified a new poison dart frog in the Amazon rainforest, adding to the region’s rich array of wildlife. The tiny creature, called Ranitomeya hwata, stands out with its ...