When researchers found fire salamanders in the Netherlands dying at a rapid rate from a skin fungus, they thought the infection looked familiar.
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New Chytrid
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013Frogsicles
Monday, August 26th, 2013
By Molly Michelson “…They are essentially solid frogsicles.” That’s Stefan Sirucek in National Geographic describing the latest publication on frozen frogs. Sounds like the Triplets of Belleville (click for image), n’est-ce pas? Jon Costanzo and his Miami University (Ohio, that is, not Florida) colleagues studied the antifreeze mechanics of Alaskan wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) that [...]
A Trip to Cameroon
Monday, August 19th, 2013
Two very different Academy scientists traveled to Cameroon together earlier this summer, in search of frogs, in a race to save them.
Tracking the Spread of Disease
Monday, May 20th, 2013
Local researchers, using Academy collections, are tracking the spread of the deadly disease killing amphibians worldwide.
Secrets from the Coelacanth Genome
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
The genome of the living fossil reveals big secrets…
7,000 Kinds of Amphibians
Monday, October 22nd, 2012
Did you know there are 7,000 different kinds of amphibians? Learn more with this fun music video! Song by Conor Loughridge and the Wiggly Tendrils.
What is Life Worth?
Thursday, September 13th, 2012
What is the value of the 100 most threatened species on the planet?
AmphibiaWeb
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
AmphibiaWeb now boasts 7,000 species! Now that’s something to sing about…
Beetle Juice
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
In a surprise reversal of predator and prey roles, a beetle eats (and drinks) a frog.
Super Herps!
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Two new studies shed light on the sheer awesomeness of lizards and newts.
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