Promising new research shows that bacteria from Japanese tree frogs could potentially cure colorectal cancer in humans. Could guts save your butt? A new study reports that bacteria found in the ...

To many across the islands of Japan, small tree frogs, or amagaeru, are a regular sight in gardens and parks around the country. Japanese tree frogs are found not only in Japan, but also Korea, ...

As researchers around the world search for ways to treat cancer, the relationship between intestinal bacteria and cancer is attracting attention. A research team at the Japan Advanced Institute of ...

Male Japanese tree frogs communicate with sound, using an internally orchestrated system that lets information get through while also permitting collective choruses and time to rest, according to ...

Males of the Japanese tree frog have learnt not to use their calls at the same time so that the females can distinguish between them. Scientists at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia have used ...

When male Japanese tree frogs sing at the same time, the females cannot differentiate between them in order to choose the best one. Therefore, the would-be suitors have come to an agreement and sing ...

Some tadpoles don’t poop for the first weeks of their lives. At least, that’s the case for Eiffinger’s tree frogs (Kurixalus eiffingeri), scientists report September 22 in Ecology. Eiffinger’s tree ...

In the gardens and parks of Toyota City, Japan, a small creature turned out to be a new species. Getty Images/iStockphoto To many across the islands of Japan, small tree frogs, or amagaeru, are a ...