Female frogs aren't hopping to mate with every interested male frog, scientists have found. Instead, they are faking their deaths to escape unwanted attention. Female European common frogs were ...

Playing dead isn't the ultimate ghosting technique. Frogs use "tonic immobility" as a strategy to stay alive during mating ...

Female frogs will take extreme measures to escape unwanted attention from their male counterparts, a new study found. During the European common frog’s scramble to breed — a potentially deadly process ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. To avoid the amphibian pile-up that often comes with mating, some ...

Dating can consist of great communication, spotty here-and-there texts or even "ghosting" — in which people ignore each other to end a relationship. Now comes a study about female frogs — and ...

The Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is well known for its ability to play dead when under threat from a predator. It's such an iconic scene that anyone or anything feigning death can be said ...