The researchers retrieved frog foam from the forests of Trinidad and brought it back to their lab after removing the eggs, hatching them and returning the tadpoles to the wild. Paul Hoskisson On rainy ...

New research shows proteinaceous foam that forms nests of the túngara frog (Engystomops pustulosus), a native of Trinidad, can encapsulate a variety of hydrophobic and hydrophilic compounds and ...

Some unusual creatures have an innate ability to regrow a limb: salamanders, starfish, crabs, lizards and newts. Such extraordinary powers elude most animals, including humans, although scientists ...

Strathclyde University (U.K.) scientists have been studying the diminutive Tungara frog (Engystomops pustulosus) from Trinidad. The female frog, when mating, produces a floating foam nest. The foam ...

For millions of patients who have lost limbs, the possibility of regaining function through natural regeneration remains out of reach. Regrowth of legs and arms remains the province of animals such as ...