A decades-old mix-up in a museum collection led scientists to mistakenly identify a Peruvian poison frog as a new species.

Frog gut bacterium eliminates cancer tumors in mice with a single dose By Bronwyn Thompson December 16, 2025 The Japanese tree frog (Hyla japonica) hosts a bacterium that kills tumors from the inside ...

In a new study, 79 percent of black-spotted pond frogs successfully consumed the northern giant hornet. Shinji Sugiura / Kobe University For a mouse several times its size, a sting from the “murder ...

Decorated by the Skunk Train and towering over 200 feet, the living tree in Fort Bragg and Willits tops a new global ranking. Kristine Hansen is a design, food and drink, and travel writer based in ...

Worcester Cathedral has opened its biggest ever Christmas tree festival, and is expecting to attract 70,000 visitors over the next month to see more than 250 trees. Director of events Sam Poursain ...

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More than 20 years after it became a Christmas icon, a famed live oak tree in Wilmington was getting plenty of national attention. Dubbed the World's Largest Living Christmas Tree, its lights were ...

LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Mobile phones, wallets, rucksacks, spectacles and keys top the list of the 6,000 items that arrive weekly at Transport for London's lost property warehouse, alongside some ...

OWOSSO, MI – This massive weeping willow is the centerpiece of a Mid-Michigan backyard – and the main reason the owner bought the house. Kathy Briggerman bought her Owosso home 10 years ago. “I’m a ...

ReLeaf Michigan, a statewide non-profit tree planting and education organization, announced the winners of the 16th biennial Michigan Big Tree Hunt contest, held from spring 2023 through August 2025.

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