Just a few days ago, we were asking if de-extinction was possible, and today, we’re a huge step closer to bringing recently extinct species back to life. Researchers have announced that they’ve grown ...

The gastric brooding frog may be coming back. Does that give us a lot to brood about, too? This week scientists at the University of New South Wales' Lazarus Project announced they have reproduced the ...

A species of Australian frog known as a “gastric-brooding frog” had a strange method of bearing its offspring. It swallowed its fertilized eggs, hatched them in its stomach, and finally gave birth by ...

Scientists around the world are growing giddy at the prospect of resurrecting extinct species, and that whole mad scientist thing in general. Last week at a conference in Washington, Australian ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. LiveScience Some of nature's most fascinating fathers may be at risk of extinction. Male Darwin's frogs swallow their offspring in the ...

Chytrid fungus has already wiped out six species of Australian frogs since the disease arrived in the 1970s. Without urgent action, seven more are facing extinction. IN THE LATE 1970s in southeast ...