When the year began, we penciled into our publication calendar the idea to finish 2025 by naming a Portlander of the Year. By ...

A rare toad changed the fate of a river by becoming the first amphibian to halt a hydroelectric dam. It's now in trouble.

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Christmas eve is exciting for kids. These Christmas TV shows and specials help calm the mood so visions of sugarplums dance ...

Multiple species of frogs form loud groups on rainy winter nights, particularly in south Alabama. Winter breeding frogs like ...

As habitat loss and invasive predators decimate the Texas horned lizard population, researchers are banking on statewide ...

Fuentes was born and raised in La Grange Park, Illinois. He describes his childhood, in a largely white suburb near Chicago, with a home-maker mother, a breadwinner father of Mexican heritage, and a ...

The Christmas marathon is almost over. As folk wrap that last gift for Aunt Lizze, gnaw that crumbling sugar cookie, and dip ...

Servant Stage will open its 2026 season next month with a brand-new place to build and rehearse, but with the same pay-what-you-will ticketing model that is part of its mission ...

Leading a Neil Diamond tribute band and becoming the pingpong champion of the world might not sound like the loftiest or most ...

The classic festive tale of humbug and redemption has been adapted countless times for film and TV since the very first ...

In northeastern Bangladesh, the red narrow-mouthed frog (Microhyla rubra) is defying the monsoon, breeding in winter streams. It is a surprising twist that challenges assumptions about amphibian life ...