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752 results for: Amphibians

  1. Animals

    The axolotl is endangered in the wild. A discovery offers hope

    Introducing captive-bred axolotls to restored and artificial wetlands may be a promising option for the popular pet amphibian.

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  2. Animals

    Pheromone fingers may help poison frogs mate

    Specialized glands in the fingertips of some males may produce seductive chemical signals.

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  3. Life

    The oldest known fossil tadpole was a big baby

    Fossils of the ancient frog Notobatrachus degiustoi push the known tadpole timeline back more than 30 million years.

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  4. Of frogs and the people who love them

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses frogs and chytrid fungus, trilobite fossils and a dinosaur named after the Norse god of mischief.

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  5. Animals

    Cricket frogs belly flop their way across water

    Cricket frogs were once thought to hop on the water’s surface. They actually leap in and out of the water in a form of locomotion called porpoising.

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  6. Life

    This is the first egg-laying amphibian found to feed its babies ‘milk’

    Similar to mammals, these ringed caecilians make a nutrient-rich milk-like fluid to feed their mewling hatchlings up to six times a day.

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  7. Animals

    Tiny saunas help frogs fight off chytrid fungus

    Balmy shelters could bolster resistance to the deadly fungus in amphibian populations, but experts caution they won’t work for all susceptible species.

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  8. Life

    Toxin-gobbling bacteria may live on poison dart frog skin

    Toxins on poison dart frog skin mold the skin's microbial community, boosting species variety and potentially even feeding some daredevil bacteria.

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  9. Life

    These scientific feats set new records in 2024

    Noteworthy findings include jumbo black hole jets, an ultrapetite frog, ancient asteroid remnants and more.

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  10. Climate

    Warming is chasing cloud forests steadily uphill

    Cloud forests are biodiversity hot spots and crucial water sources. But climate change and deforestation are shrinking their range, new data show.

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  11. Life

    These are our favorite animal stories of 2024

    Pigeons that do somersaults, snakes that fake death with extra flair and surprised canines are among the organisms that enthralled the Science News staff.

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  12. Animals

    American bullfrogs may be threatening a rare frog species in Brazil

    A search for environmental DNA from critically endangered Pithecopus rusticus frogs turned up DNA from invasive American bullfrogs instead.

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