The giant monkey frog secretes a waxy mucus that has psychedelic properties when humans consume it. Dustin Shum/South China Morning Post via Getty Images ...

Natasha Lechner had applied the toxins of an Amazonian tree frog to burns on her skin on several previous occasions before the ritual which led to her death on March 8, 2019. But according to court ...

A recent study suggests mucus from the skin of certain frogs may prove effective in fighting the flu, according to CNN. For the study, researchers collected skin secretions from 15 frogs of the ...

Frog mucus is loaded with molecules that kill bacteria and viruses, and researchers are beginning to investigate it as a potential source for new anti-microbial drugs. One of these "host defense ...

A simple sample of the protective mucus layer that coats a frog’s skin can now be analyzed to determine how susceptible the frog is to disease, thanks to a technique developed by a researcher at the ...

A simple sample of the protective mucus layer that coats a frog's skin can now be analyzed to determine how susceptible the frog is to disease, thanks to a technique developed by a researcher at the ...

Frog tongues are super soft and wrap around their prey while secreting a sticky spit that changes consistency. Alexis Noel of Georgia Tech tells NPR's Scott Simon how she studied the amphibians. The ...

Frogs possess an extraordinary ability to breathe and drink through their permeable skin, a vital adaptation for survival in diverse environments. This unique cutaneous respiration and skin-based ...

The frog shoots its tongue out in the blink of an eye to trap its prey - thwack (ph) - how does that tongue actually work? Alexis C. Noel, who's a biomechanics Ph.D. student at Georgia Tech, has ...