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Pollution Drives Frog Deformities By Ramping Up Infections
September 25, 2007 — High levels of nutrients used in farming and ranching activities fuel parasite infections that have caused highly publicized frog deformities in ponds and lakes across North America, according to a ... > full story -
Magnetic Snakes Create Water Current
September 24, 2007 — Physicists have found that magnetic particles suspended in water and subjected to an alternating magnetic field will form snake-shaped structures that can control the flow of the surrounding fluid. ... > full story -
Ecologist Finds Dire Devastation Of Snake Species Following Floods
September 12, 2007 — Ecologist have just completed a census of snakes at a conservation preserve northwest of St. Louis, when the great flood of 1993 deluged the area, putting the preserve at least 15 feet under water. ... > full story -
New Golden Frog Discovered In Remote Region Of Colombia
August 28, 2007 — A new poisonous frog was recently discovered in a remote mountainous region in Colombia by a team of young scientists. The new frog, which is almost two centimeters in length, was given the name the ... > full story -
How Snakes Survive Starvation
August 24, 2007 — Starving snakes employ novel survival strategies not seen before in vertebrates, according to new research. These findings could be used in conservation strategies to determine the health of snake ... > full story -
Frog Plus Frying Pan Equals Better Antibiotic
August 20, 2007 — What do you get when you cross a frog with a frying pan? Possibly a solution to the problem of drug-resistant bugs, research suggests. By creating "Teflon" versions of natural antibiotics found in ... > full story -
Researchers Track Declining Timber Rattlesnakes
August 17, 2007 — Researchers are using geographic information systems technology and radio transmitters to track timber rattlesnakes this fall to determine whether new mountain subdivisions and road-building are ... > full story -
US Watersheds: Underlying Geodynamic Processes And Human Impacts Considered
August 16, 2007 — Two papers in the August-September issue of Geosphere consider watersheds in the US. The Yellowstone watershed is unique because of its changing discharge values over the twentieth century, as well ... > full story -
Genetic Analysis Finds Greater Threat In Frog-Killing Fungus
August 6, 2007 — A new study suggests that a frog-killing fungus may be harder to fight because of the pathogen's ability to spread over long distances and possibly persist in the environment as a consequence of ... > full story -
Scientists Are Aiding Timber Rattlesnakes
July 21, 2007 — The much-maligned and endangered timber rattlesnake may have a future in Indiana, thanks to a project to track the snakes. Researchers are supporting the biological diversity of wildlife in Indiana ... > full story
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