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
Oct. 23, 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
Dec. 16, 2022 • ~8 min
From radiation to water pollution to cities, humans are now a driver of evolution in the ‘natural’ world – podcast
In this week’s episode of The Conversation Weekly, we speak with three scientists who study the ways plants and animals evolve in a world dominated by humans.
Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation •
conversation
Oct. 27, 2022 • ~6 min
Oct. 27, 2022 • ~6 min
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