For the past 40 years, a devastating fungal disease has been ravaging frog populations around the world, wiping out 90 species. Unlike the global COVID-19 pandemic, you may not even be aware of this "panzootic"—a pandemic ...
Plants & Animals
May 24, 2023
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Scientists have uncovered a superior method of freezing and thawing frog sperm leading to improved sperm quality. Driven by mass declines of frogs worldwide, research into cryopreservation of amphibian sperm has expanded ...
Plants & Animals
May 17, 2023
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Researchers discovered a new species of frog in Africa that has an unusual trait: it's completely silent.
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2023
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Flooding in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin is creating ideal breeding conditions for many native species that have evolved to take advantage of temporary flood conditions.
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2023
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Lizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers have found.
Plants & Animals
Jan 14, 2023
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During the spring of 2021, a group of eight biology students from Leiden set out into the dunes in search of amphibians. Using DNA, they determined the geographic origin of the animals. And guess what? In many cases they ...
Ecology
Dec 1, 2022
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Frogs play an important part in ecosystems, but they're also fighting to survive an ongoing pandemic. Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) has ravaged amphibian species for decades.
Plants & Animals
Oct 12, 2022
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The accident at reactor four of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 generated the largest release of radioactive material into the environment in human history. The impact of the acute exposure to high doses of radiation ...
Evolution
Sep 29, 2022
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A new study aiming to unlock the secrets of a disease devastating frog populations has turned up some unexpected results, which may change how scientists combat the outbreak.
Ecology
Jul 16, 2022
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Last winter, thousands of dead and dying frogs were found across Australia. Instead of hunkering down and out of sight, frogs were spotted during the day in the open, on footpaths, highways and doorsteps—often in the blazing ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 13, 2022
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