Like Peter Pan, the alpine newt sometimes refuses to grow up. In their juvenile form, these alpine newts slurp up plankton in the icy mountain pools they call home, as high as 8,000 feet above sea ...

Most species undergo metamorphosis, but scientists aren’t sure why the process evolved. One new theory: Metamorphosis gives animals greater access to food. By Carl Zimmer As a child growing up in the ...

A team of scientists, led by Natural History Museum postdoctoral researcher Dr. Anne-Claire Fabre, have conducted the first study on how metamorphosis has influenced the evolution of salamanders.

An interview with Oren Harman, author of the new book, Metamorphosis. The book is a modern classic of natural history, ...