The science and technology publication American Scientist wrote about the "record-breaking, 10-inch-long whopper of a ...

A tadpole (stage 59, Xenopus tropicalis) at the beginning of metamorphosis (left) and a froglet (stage 66, X. tropicalis) after metamorphosis (right). The skeleton undergoes dramatic remodeling ...

You’re probably familiar with the basic amphibian life plan: start as a wriggly water-breathing tadpole, then transform into ...

"The research demonstrates that a tadpole stage followed by a drastic metamorphosis was a successful strategy of great relevance to the evolution of frogs and toads," paper author and ...

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This article was originally published with the title “ The Chemistry of Amphibian Metamorphosis ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 209 No. 5 (November 1963), p. 110 doi:10.1038 ...

2000 years ago, the Roman writer Ovid wrote a long poem based on Greek myths that gained immortal fame. In “Metamorphoses” (from the Greek word meaning "transformations") the poet tells ...

Unlike most salamanders, they do not undergo metamorphosis, the transformation from tadpole to adult, which is why they retain their juvenile features ...