What may sound like a spa day for frogs is all part of a global effort to fight the chytrid fungus — the deadly pathogen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Indian scientist on a nature walk with friends came across a frog that seemed to have a mushroom growing out of its back. The ...

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Researchers may have finally solved the mystery of the fungal pathogen that has been devastating amphibian populations worldwide. The fungus, known as Batrachonchytrium dendrobatisdis (Bd), appears to ...

Quick Take Chytrid fungus has caused the decline of over 500 amphibian species and at least 90 presumed extinctions worldwide ...

Imagine a fungus that makes your skin turn angry red. Some of the skin breaks into ulcers, especially at the tips of your toes, while in other places, pieces of skin shed off entirely. By the time it ...

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Following a 7,000-mile-long rescue mission for conservation, 33 ...

Global warming probably isn't triggering the fungal disease killing off Arizona frogs, some Arizona researchers say, despite a new study that concludes warming is causing the extinction of many frog ...

“Our findings offer hope that amphibians and other wild animals threatened by fungal pathogens—such as bats, bees and snakes—might be capable of acquiring resistance to fungi and so might be rescued ...

Laura Brannelly receives funding from The Australian Research Council. Alex Wendt receives funding from the Ecological Society of Australia Danielle Wallace receives funding from the Ecological ...