Scientists have now discovered the oldest ancestor for all the Australian tree frogs, with distant links to the tree frogs of South America. Newly discovered evidence of Australia's earliest species ...

Ever flushed a toilet in the Australian outback and seen a frog staring back at you? These so-called “dunny frogs”—famous for their habit of hiding in toilets, showers, and water tanks—have long been ...

Newly discovered evidence of Australia’s earliest species of tree frog challenges what we know about when Australian and South American frogs parted ways on the evolutionary tree. Previously, ...

This article is part of an occasional series in which Nature profiles scientists with unusual career histories or outside interests. On warm, muggy evenings, conservation biologist Anthony Waddle and ...