The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small critter is the only amphibian on the planet that lives north of the Arctic ...

Whether it’s the tiny tardigrade defying the void of space or the wood frog rising from frozen state, these creatures remind ...

Neurobiologist Kenneth Catania’s passion for scrutinizing odd animal adaptations all started with a creature with a 22-point star on its face. Catania first saw a star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) ...

Discover the fascinating world of bipedal animals, from waddling penguins and hopping kangaroos to upright-standing flamingos ...

Andrew Hess, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in interdepartmental genetics (animal breeding and genetics, with a statistics minor) from Iowa State University in 2016. He is an assistant professor of ...