The phantasmal poison frog, Epipedobates anthonyi, is the original source of epibatidine, discovered by John Daly in 1974. Epibatidine has not been found in any animal outside of Ecuador, and its ...

Poison frogs living in human care aren’t poisonous, thanks to a “detox” diet of mild insects, like crickets and fruit flies. Can adding alkaloids to a frog’s diet help it regain its toxins and get its ...

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm John Ydstie. There's a new trend in the pet world that has nothing to do with cockapoodles, ferrets or Siamese fighting fish. More and more people around the ...

In the forests of western Brazil, along the banks of a Juruá River tributary, researchers came upon more than a dozen tiny creatures, smaller than a nickel, flaunting bright colors that warned: “stay ...

Unlike their relatives, individuals of the poison frog Allobates femoralis are not poisonous but are captivating due to their different behavioral profiles: They successfully reproduce with different ...

A new species of poison dart frog has been discovered in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, where dense rainforests host some of the most diverse and complex ecosystems on Earth. In a study published ...

Poison dart frogs lace their bodies with deadly toxins to deter hungry predators. But how do toxic animals avoid poisoning themselves? The answer might lie with ‘toxin sponges’. The lethal molecule ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Most West Virginians know to look out for venomous snakes, but what about poison frogs? There is one species of poison frog that lives in the U.S., and it can be found in ...

Venom from an Amazonian tree frog can cause diarrhea and heart palpitations -- but fans claim that it can cure everything from anxiety to migraines. Getty Images/iStockphoto Silicon Valley executives ...