It’s not easy being green, as one of our greatest sages is fond of remarking. The latest example of this universal fact is the chytrid fungus, a pernicious pest fond of takingup residence on the ...

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Frog mucus might seem like the kind of flu remedy a witch doctor would suggest, but in the future, more respected medical professionals could be prescribing it. Researchers at Emory University have ...

A team of biologists in Honduras are racing to protect these rare amphibians from extinction due to a deadly disease Honduras Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Center from Garrett and Garrett ...

In recent years, fungal disease has torn through the world’s amphibian populations; some species went extinct. But others have been able to withstand the epidemic. Researchers have previously ...

Scientists have been alarmed for years about a mysterious fungus that wipes out frogs around the globe — even in wildlife sanctuaries like Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon national parks. The fungus ...

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With the help of advanced genetic testing and hundreds of frog skin swabs, an international team of researchers has created the most complete map to date of when and where different genetic variants ...

Twice a year, Linda Berker and her husband Donald James head out from their Lapeer County home in search of the croaking, chirping sounds of frogs. They drive to a few sites a mile apart from each ...