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Amphibians
Amphibians are a taxonomic class of animals. Amphibians are tetrapod indicating that they are four legged. They are also characterized by being vertebrates, meaning they have a backbone, and ectothermic, meaning they rely mostly on the environment for heat. Examples of amphibians include frogs, salamanders, toads, newts, and caecilians.
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APR 03, 2024Earth & The Environment
Frogs and toads around the world have been devastated by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a fungus that causes the d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2024Genetics & Genomics
In DNA, retrotransposons can move around and insert themselves into other parts of genomes with a kind of copy and paste ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the University of the Andes in Colombia have tapped into the power of nature's medicine cabinet to revolu ...Written By: Amielle MorenoMAY 27, 2023Earth & The Environment
Defaunation is the loss or decline of animal species around the world, a phenomenon which is accelerating in recent year ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandMAR 20, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists analyzing the regeneration of organs in mammals have found that a type of cell in deer antlers could be a res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2021Earth & The Environment
Light pollution is a newly recognized source of pollution with many complexities. What is light pollution to one person ...Written By: Samantha LottMAY 21, 2021Earth & The Environment
A study to be published soon in the June 2021 issue in Earth-Science Reviews will explain a new theory of how the fossil ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
There are many islands that have unique flora and fauna, like these limbless creatures (Photo © Andrew Stanbridge) of Sã ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2021Plants & Animals
Sunday, April 11, is National Pet Day! From pandemic companions to viral videos, pets are a huge part of our lives. Even ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 20, 2020Earth & The Environment
Ectotherm thermal physiology puts amphibians at even greater climate risk than previously recognizedThings aren’t looking good for amphibians. According to new research published in Global Change Biology from Simon ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 19, 2020Plants & Animals
Most recognize the African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) as one of Africa’s largest known frogs, but there&rsq ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
An ancient fish fossil has given researchers new insight into how fish fins eventually evolved into human hands.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Data has shown conclusively that even though women tend to have poorer health than men during their adult lives, they li ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
An effort to restore wetlands throughout the United States and the United Kingdom is currently underway. As part of the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Spadefoot toads are known to be shape-shifters; they can rapidly change their behavior and physiology to adapt to enviro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Clemson University have been investigating how antibiotic resistance can move from humans into animals.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2019Microbiology
In recent years, fungal disease has decimated amphibian populations; some species went extinct. But others withstood the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2019Microbiology
Some populations of frogs have been able to withstand a widespread epidemic of a deadly disease that is comparable to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2019Plants & Animals
Established as one of man’s best friends, dogs can seemingly be found in almost every other household you visit. B ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 04, 2019Plants & Animals
Best known for their innate gliding capabilities, the humble flying squirrel packs an extra flap of skin that doubles as ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 16, 2019Plants & Animals
In case you’ve never heard the story of Romeo the frog, he was once thought to be the last living specimen of the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 17, 2018Plants & Animals
A new aquatic salamander species has been discovered, and researchers are almost entirely sure it matches the descriptio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 15, 2018Videos
At the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, the waste generated by over 700 species of animals has to be filtered out of the aqu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Animals of all kinds change their behavior to adapt to urbanized settings, and tungara frogs are no different. New resea ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
APR 03, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Frogs and toads around the world have been devastated by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a fungus that causes the d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
In DNA, retrotransposons can move around and insert themselves into other parts of genomes with a kind of copy and paste
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the University of the Andes in Colombia have tapped into the power of nature's medicine cabinet to revolu
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAY 27, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Defaunation is the loss or decline of animal species around the world, a phenomenon which is accelerating in recent year
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
MAR 20, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists analyzing the regeneration of organs in mammals have found that a type of cell in deer antlers could be a res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Light pollution is a newly recognized source of pollution with many complexities. What is light pollution to one person
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
MAY 21, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A study to be published soon in the June 2021 issue in Earth-Science Reviews will explain a new theory of how the fossil
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are many islands that have unique flora and fauna, like these limbless creatures (Photo © Andrew Stanbridge) of Sã
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
Sunday, April 11, is National Pet Day! From pandemic companions to viral videos, pets are a huge part of our lives. Even
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 20, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Ectotherm thermal physiology puts amphibians at even greater climate risk than previously recognized
Things aren’t looking good for amphibians. According to new research published in Global Change Biology from Simon
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 19, 2020
Plants & Animals
Most recognize the African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) as one of Africa’s largest known frogs, but there&rsq
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
An ancient fish fossil has given researchers new insight into how fish fins eventually evolved into human hands.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Data has shown conclusively that even though women tend to have poorer health than men during their adult lives, they li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
An effort to restore wetlands throughout the United States and the United Kingdom is currently underway. As part of the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Spadefoot toads are known to be shape-shifters; they can rapidly change their behavior and physiology to adapt to enviro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Clemson University have been investigating how antibiotic resistance can move from humans into animals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2019
Microbiology
In recent years, fungal disease has decimated amphibian populations; some species went extinct. But others withstood the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2019
Microbiology
Some populations of frogs have been able to withstand a widespread epidemic of a deadly disease that is comparable to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2019
Plants & Animals
Established as one of man’s best friends, dogs can seemingly be found in almost every other household you visit. B
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2019
Plants & Animals
Best known for their innate gliding capabilities, the humble flying squirrel packs an extra flap of skin that doubles as
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
In case you’ve never heard the story of Romeo the frog, he was once thought to be the last living specimen of the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 17, 2018
Plants & Animals
A new aquatic salamander species has been discovered, and researchers are almost entirely sure it matches the descriptio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 15, 2018
Videos
At the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, the waste generated by over 700 species of animals has to be filtered out of the aqu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Animals of all kinds change their behavior to adapt to urbanized settings, and tungara frogs are no different. New resea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard