Some poison dart frogs carry toxins so powerful that tiny amounts can be lethal to humans. The poison is stored in the skin as a defensive weapon, making the frog dangerous even without biting or ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive examine poison dart frog toxicity, exposure risks, and protective actions to avoid poisoning.

If not for a pair of Smithsonian scientists, the fingernail-size frog from Brazil would have likely gone extinct without ever being described Jack Tamisiea Museum scientists collected this frog ...

New species of poison dart frog from Brazil and Peru described after being misidentified for decades, according to a study. CRYSTAL MIRALLEGRO Unsplash For nearly 40 years, a new species of poison ...

Green and black poison dart frogs are brightly colored, highly toxic amphibians that rely on intact rainforest habitats and ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Among vertebrates few animals rival poison dart frogs for their vibrant electric blue, yellow, red and orange skin colors. Some experts have long ...

(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers with the State University of New York has found the source of poison dart frogs' immunity from their own poison. In their paper published in Proceedings of the ...