Man-made changes to the environment may be damaging the immune systems of a species of frog whose populations have drastically declined since the 1970s, according to a new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 16, 2015
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The most toxic, brightly colored members of the poison frog family may also be the best athletes, says a new study.
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2011
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Kissing a frog won't turn it into a prince — except in fairy tales — but frogs may be hopping toward a real-world transformation into princely allies in humanity's battle with antibiotic-resistant infections that threaten ...
Biochemistry
Aug 26, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered how changes to a frog's immune system may be the key to beating a viral infection which is devastating frog populations across the UK.
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2009
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Bacteria living on the skin of frogs could save them from a deadly virus, new research suggests.
Ecology
Jun 21, 2019
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The naturally occurring bacteria on a frog's skin could be the most important tool for helping the animal fight off a deadly skin disease, according to an experiment conducted by Virginia Tech researchers.
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2015
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The Southern Appalachian mountains are a global biodiversity hot spot for salamanders. Dr. Deb Miller and Dr. Matt Gray lead the Amphibian Disease Laboratory at the University of Tennessee and are looking at various strategies ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 9, 2020
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What if Noah got it wrong? What if he paired a male and a female animal thinking they were the same species, and then discovered they were not the same and could not produce offspring? As researchers from the Smithsonian's ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 8, 2013
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Some of the nastiest smelling creatures on Earth have skin that produces the greatest known variety of anti-bacterial substances that hold promise for becoming new weapons in the battle against antibiotic-resistant infections, ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2011
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As the globe continues to battle COVID-19, another pandemic—the deadly fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd)—is ravaging the world's frog species, contributing to the instability of Earth's delicate ecosystem.
Ecology
Aug 28, 2022
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