'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

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


Ancient frogs in mass grave died from too much sex – new research

Millions of years on. modern frogs and toads still haven’t learnt you can have too much of a good thing.

Daniel Falk, Geology / Palaeontology PhD candidate, University College Cork • conversation
Aug. 22, 2022 ~7 min

This frog's lungs act like noise cancelling headphones

The noise from the lungs drowns out other species' calls, letting the females hear potential mates.

Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard, associate professor in bioacoustics, University of Southern Denmark • conversation
March 4, 2021 ~5 min

How we turned a golf course into a haven for rare newts, frogs and toads

Britain's native amphibians are in steep decline thanks to wetlands disappearing and ponds drying up.

Robert Jehle, Reader in Population Biology, University of Salford • conversation
Feb. 24, 2021 ~7 min

More people eat frog legs than you think – and humans are harvesting frogs at unsustainable rates

Frogs are harvested as food by the millions every year. A new study shows that uncontrolled frog hunting could drive some populations to extinction by midcentury.

Kerim Çiçek, Associate Professor of Zoology, Ege University • conversation
June 12, 2020 ~8 min

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