Panama's beloved golden frog vanished from the wild nearly two decades ago, wiped out by a fungal disease that still lurks in the very streams scientists now want to restore it to. A new experiment ...

Some harlequin frogs have lost their poison—and their ability to defend themselves. Scientists are on the case.

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Researchers are working with the world’s first ‘frog hospital’ to identify the cause of tumours in white-lipped and green ...

Macquarie University researchers have used heat to develop a simple and effective way to help endangered frogs survive the devastating impacts of a pandemic sweeping multiple species. In collaboration ...

A deadly fungus has wiped out amphibian populations around the globe, yet some mysteriously recover. Researchers discovered that survivors develop powerful immune defenses while they are still ...

A fungal infection some scientists consider one of the worst wildlife diseases of all time is wreaking havoc on the global frog population. Now, scientists say they’ve discovered a way to help frogs ...

A remote lakeshore deep inside Yosemite National Park teems with life: coyotes, snakes, birds, tadpoles, frogs. The frogs are at the heart of this scene, which a decade ago was much different. It was ...

Slimy heralds of hope are hopping around Yosemite National Park. Being a frog hasn’t been easy in the High Sierra or in many other places ever since a fungal parasite began exterminating frogs in the ...

Over generations, a small North American frog has learned how to survive in a world that's getting increasingly saltier. But ...

A simple sample of the protective mucus layer that coats a frog’s skin can now be analyzed to determine how susceptible the frog is to disease, thanks to a technique developed by a researcher at the ...