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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Herpetologists from the California Academy of Sciences and University of Texas at El Paso discovered a single specimen of the Bururi long-fingered frog (Cardioglossa cyaneospila) during a research expedition to Burundi in ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2012
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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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Since 1998, scientists have documented the global loss of amphibians. More than 500 amphibian species have declined in numbers, including 90 that have gone extinct, due to the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium, commonly known ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2020
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Iconic species likely to be wiped-out by amphibian fungus, despite lack of obvious short-term evidence.
Plants & Animals
Sep 27, 2017
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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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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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Researchers at Lancaster University have found a way to detect subtle early warning signs that reveal a frog population is at risk from pollution.
Plants & Animals
Mar 24, 2017
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From habitat loss to climate change, amphibians around the world face immense threats to their survival. One emerging and sinister threat is the chytrid fungus, a mysterious pathogen that kills amphibians by disrupting the ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2019
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Around the world, amphibian populations are in decline, and scientists have not been able to figure out why. Now a study of leopard frogs in Pennsylvania has identified a possible culprit, and the ramifications ...
Environment
Feb 4, 2009
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