Toad patrol volunteers are ensuring frisky amphibians can cross the road to reach their mating grounds

Despite dutiful toad patrols, evidence suggests that the amphibians are declining in the UK.

Becky Thomas, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
March 11, 2025 • ~5 min

Salamanders control blood in their toes to get around easily

"This could redefine our understanding of how salamanders move across diverse habitats."

Washington State • futurity
Feb. 5, 2025 • ~6 min

Who will fight for the frogs?

Indian herpetologists bring their life’s work to Harvard just as study shows a world hostile to the fate of amphibians.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 23, 2023 • ~9 min

Researchers fight to save frogs from extinction

Indian herpetologists bring their life’s work to Harvard just as study shows a world hostile to the fate of amphibians.

Anne J. Manning • harvard
Oct. 23, 2023 • ~8 min

How animal traits have shaped the journey of species across the globe

New research looks at how different species have managed to cross geographic barriers throughout history and whether their individual traits played a crucial role in these journeys.

Sarah-Sophie Weil, PhD candidate, Swansea University • conversation
Oct. 17, 2023 • ~7 min

Dog detectives can sniff out protected great crested newts and reduce costly construction delays

Great crested newts cause expensive delays to construction – trained sniffer dogs may offer a solution.

Nikki Glover, PhD Candidate in Environmental Biology, University of Salford • conversation
June 26, 2023 • ~6 min

Glassfrogs hide their blood to sleep in camouflage

Glassfrogs make themselves transparent while they rest by taking red blood cells from circulation and concealing them in their livers.

Michaela Kane-Duke • futurity
Jan. 4, 2023 • ~9 min

'Vaccinating' frogs may or may not protect them against a pandemic – but it does provide another option for conservation

Amphibians have been devastated by a chytrid fungus pandemic. Researchers immunized California red-legged frogs in Yosemite to give them a fighting chance at survival, with surprising results.

Andrea Adams, Researcher in Ecology, University of California, Santa Barbara • conversation
Dec. 16, 2022 • ~8 min

Frogs in tiny pants gauge sex differences in spatial skills

To test two theories of sex differences in spatial skills, researchers put poison frogs in tiny pants and gave them a spa bath.

Holly Alyssa MacCormick-Stanford • futurity
Dec. 15, 2022 • ~11 min

These harlequin frogs aren’t extinct after all

Research with Indigenous communities in Ecuador reveals that up to 32 species of harlequin frog aren't actually extinct.

Michigan State • futurity
Nov. 9, 2022 • ~10 min

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