Frogs, toads, salamanders and other amphibians are disappearing as fast as—or faster than—any other class of animals around ...

The Panamanian golden frog is now extinct in the wild due to a disease caused by a fungus known as Bd or chytrid Brian Gratwicke via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0 Frogs, salamanders and other ...

Antimicrobial activity is being increasingly linked to amyloid fibril formation, suggesting physiological roles for some human amyloids, which have historically been viewed as strictly pathological ...

A global survey reveals that amphibians, including dancing frogs, endemic to India’s Western Ghats, continue to be the most threatened vertebrates, followed by sharks, mammals, reptiles, and birds 1.

Inventory, monitoring, and experimental studies have been the primary approaches for documenting and understanding the problem of amphibian declines. However, little attention has been given to ...

The rocks in the area in which the skull was found, known as the Red Beds, are over 270 million years old, and contain fossils of several ancient species that are early relatives of modern amphibians, ...

SINGAPORE: Crouched in the darkness of a forested area in Mandai, Shivaram Rasu trained his camera lens on a grassy patch ...

Frogs, salamanders, and other amphibians around the world face mounting threats from a devastating fungus, climate change, habitat loss—and road mortality. Among these, roads pose a uniquely immediate ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s not easy being green, but a newly described amphibian ...

Caecilian mothers grow a fatty layer of skin that their babies tear off with specialized teeth and eat. Carlos Jared via the Florida Museum Soon after being born, elusive, worm-like amphibians called ...