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Mar. 30, 2023 Ancient 2m-long amphibians swam like crocodiles long before true crocodiles existed, according to a new ...
July 15, 2022 The evolution of the brain and nervous system in animals has been wound back more than 400 million years, thanks to the examination of fossil remains of ancient lungfish providing a missing link in ...
Apr. 13, 2021 The O. swinhoana frog species is the first vertebrate known to retain descendant genes that now determine sex in mammals, birds, and fishes inherited from a common ...
Dec. 21, 2023 Researchers have identified a species of frog new to science. The Indonesian amphibian is the size of a quarter, unlike its two-pound cousins, and has tiny fangs. Nearly uniquely among amphibians, ...
Sep. 14, 2021 Climate change may erode frogs' ability to withstand road salt pollution, according to researchers. Driven by climate change, spring in the northeastern United States is now earlier and more ...
June 1, 2021 Researchers analyzed CT scans of nearly every living amphibian genus to reveal that frogs have lost teeth over 20 times during their evolution, more than any other vertebrate ...
May 23, 2023 Scientists have developed and validated an assay that could be used to diagnose Indian strains of the amphibian chytrid fungus that were not detected by previous tests. The novel assay also works for ...
June 16, 2021 The old cousins of the common woodlice were crawling on Irish land as long as 360 million years ago, according to new analysis of a fossil found in Kilkenny, ...
Aug. 28, 2022 A new study shows that while Bd can significantly reduce in captive frogs, captivity can have negative consequences for the frogs' protective skin microbiota, providing new insight into ...
July 25, 2023 Miyako Islands are home to various native species of snake and lizards. How these species came to call these islands home has long puzzled scientists. A group of researchers have compiled the latest ...