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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Drought is a slow-moving catastrophe for most animals. Yet ...

Learn how the latest IUCN Red List update links deep-sea mining, diamond projects, and invasive predators to extinction risks. The desert rain frog is a small, round creature with a plump posterior ...

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If you liked this story, share it with other people. The change in the frog’s conservation status is based on assessments carried out by scientists from various Southern African universities and ...

The cracked, sun-baked clay of the drought-stricken Australian Outback is not a place you’d expect a frog that requires water to be found. But, thanks to a unique feature, that’s exactly where you’ll ...