They may not turn into Prince Charming, but they can wipe out 10,000 pests in a gardening season. Sounds too good to be true?

Invasive cane toads in Japan evolved larger bodies in just decades, revealing how quickly animal traits can change in new ...

I couldn’t believe the way our dog’s mouth was foaming after she picked up a large toad in our Western New York backyard. As ...

An African bullfrog displays its effective puffing and hopping defenses against a highly venomous boomslang snake.

On April 6, 2026, in Zhejiang, China, @Lǎogégōngzuòshì shared a video capturing a curious moment involving a cane toad. In the video, the author offers blueberries to the toad. The toad quickly snaps ...

Jennah Isai, who played at Oregon and BYU, said her eating disorder led her to step away from the sport. Courtesy of Jennah Isai Like many elite athletes growing up, the more Jennah Isai played her ...

At the beginning of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Mario arrives in the Mushroom Kingdom and meets the citizenry known as the “Toads.” Each Toad is short, adorable and has a mushroom cap at the top of ...

James Cook University researchers have tested frog housing and nursery preferences in the Wet Tropics rainforest of North Queensland, with frogs finding the thermal regulation of concrete shelters to ...

Your appetite rests on a simple set of principles: When you’re hungry you eat, and when you eat you become full. It’s a predictable pattern—but what happens when it stops working and you feel hungry ...

This week's question: The Sonoran desert toad, whose secretions have psychedelic properties when dried and smoked, is being hunted to near-extinction by trappers who sell the amphibians' slime to ...

LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. — Invasive cane toads are poisoning pets in Florida backyards, prompting experts to warn residents about the potentially deadly amphibians. Rapid development and man-made waterways ...

In Allen Dossey’s own words, he doesn’t sit still very well. So, he decided to open up the Purple Toad Winery in 2009 with his then-wife June. Nearly 17 years later, the business has expanded into ...