If you’re looking for a holiday book for the youngsters, here are some ideas: “Murphy: Gold Rush Dog” (Peachtree Publishers) by Alison Hart. The second book in Hart’s “Dog Chronicles” series (the ...

Father frogs give their kids a head start in life, say researchers. The males of two species from New Guinea give their young a piggy-back to the best place to survive adolescence 1. The young of ...

Dissecting a frog was once a rite of passage for high school students (and sometimes junior high students) across the country. Coming up through the grades you'd hear fellow students talking about it, ...