1+ week, 1+ day ago   (631+ words) A deadly fungus has devastated frog and toad populations around the world, yet some groups eventually begin to recover even while the pathogen remains. Researchers led by University College London (UCL), ZSL, and Imperial College London have now identified a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (477+ words) Pristimantis milpe is a common and widespread species that was mistaken for another species for more than a century. The formal description appears in the international journal ZooKeys, which specializes in biodiversity and taxonomy research. The key to identifying Pristimantis…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (173+ words) Ultraviolet imaging of a 125-million-year-old crocodylomorph fossil has revealed unexpectedly detailed traces of skin, sensory structures, and chest cartilage....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (663+ words) A small frog living in a flooded corner of the Amazon has turned out to be something scientists had never formally recognized before. Some species hide in remote places. Others hide in plain sight. That detective work revealed more than…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (269+ words) Seven newly identified diamond frogs reveal hidden diversity that is already influencing conservation planning in Madagascar....

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (585+ words) CT scans reveal new clues to how the dodo sensed its environment and challenge its reputation as an unintelligent bird. For centuries, one of the world’s only two complete dodo skulls has been preserved in Copenhagen. Now, that rare specimen…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1148+ words) Every deliberate sniff may activate a brain system that has survived millions of years of evolution. A mouse searching for food may sniff several times each second. A person checking whether a cantaloupe is ripe usually leans in for one…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (773+ words) Scientists from the University of Leicester and Yunnan University identified an ancient member of the chelicerate group. Beneath the rock surrounding a tiny fossil from southern China, two small limbs had remained hidden for 518 million years. When researchers finally looked…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (489+ words) A cancer-prone pet gecko may offer powerful new clues about how tumors develop, spread, and resist treatment. A pet gecko known for developing tumors at an exceptionally high rate could offer scientists a valuable new way to study how cancer…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (928+ words) A wild mouse with an unusually long life may reveal clues to healthy aging. Researchers are now turning to an unlikely candidate: the golden spiny mouse. Native to the rocky deserts of the Middle East, this small wild rodent not…...