Unlike traditional eastern tree frogs, which have bright green skin, the majority of the Chernobyl frogs instead have black skin. A 2022 study seems to highlight how the melanin in the skin of ...

Tree frogs are usually bright green, while those inhabiting the area around Chornobyl are black. Scientists explain that "pigmentation could have been more relevant when the accident occurred to ...

Many scientists believe the red-eyed tree frog developed its vivid scarlet peepers to shock predators into at least briefly questioning their meal choice. These iconic rain-forest amphibians sleep ...

The green-eyed tree frog has adapted its appearance to blend in with the moss-covered rain forests of Queensland, Australia. The frogs' coloration and markings vary with their specific habitat ...

Our work in Chernobyl started in 2016. That year, close to the damaged nuclear reactor, we detected several Eastern tree frogs (Hyla orientalis) with an unusual black tint. The species normally has a ...