Chocolate comes from the cacao tree, which grows in warm, rainy places like Central and South America, Africa, and parts of ...

Dodging fire-ants, snakes and millions of nighttime creepy-crawlies, a group of trekkers advances through the humid Bornean ...

Recently, scientists have discovered another rainforest resident deep within Brazil’s palm-dense Juruá River basin. The tiny frog (Ranitomeya aetherea) is only 15 mm long and features gorgeous ...

Let’s take a look at the most common animals in the stunning Amazon Rainforest. This post was updated on June 16, 2025 to include information on the newly discovered Ranitomeya aetherea.

Hyacinthus Macaw prospiciens e suo. Imago by OndrejProsicky per Depositphotos. The Amazon Rainforest spans nine countries and contains the planet’s highest concentration of biodiversity, making it an ...

Comments Bookmark Washington - Some of the tiniest frogs on Earth have no middle ears or eardrums but can hear by using their mouths, scientists said. Gardiner's frogs live in the rainforests of the ...

Science News: A vibrant blue poison dart frog, *Ranitomeya aetherea*, has been identified as a new species in the western Amazon. Discovered near the Juruá River, t ...

Hula Painted Frog. Image via Unsplash. One of the most celebrated amphibian rediscoveries occurred in 2011 when the Hula painted frog (Latonia nigriventer) was found living in Israel’s Hula Valley.

Seen from below, the frog has a pale belly with some darker blue-purple shades. Purari narrow-mouthed frogs live in lowland rainforests and seem to “occur at low densities,” the study said.