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A first look at Argentina’s Somuncurá Plateau reveals features somewhat predictable for a Patagonian steppe: shrubs, grass, ...
COLOMBO – During the Ice Ages, there was a decrease in global sea levels, creating a land bridge between Sri Lanka and India, ...
But behind their biological wonders lies a terrifying truth: nearly 41% of all amphibian species are now threatened with ...
In a recent study published in the journal Nature, scientists found that out of 5,203 amphibian species, 104 individual species are already overheating in today’s climate.
Amphibians—the most threatened vertebrate class on Earth—are under enormous pressure, with 41% of all species already threatened with extinction. A new study from the Faculty of Biological ...
"Our analyses show the direct connection." Scientists issue warning after discovering clear pattern among amphibians: 'This ...
To expand on this, the scientists in the study developed statistical models to estimate heat tolerance for more than 5,000 species which is about 60% of all known amphibians that currently number ...
The researchers recorded amphibian species richness, abundance, presence, and breeding activity to assess the ecological value of the bodies of water at each location.
While the new rules are welcomed, some say further action is needed regarding iguana caging regulations and the collection of tegu lizards, another invasive species. Invasive reptiles pose a ...
Worldwide, more than 500 amphibian species have been driven to decline and at least 90 species have been lost to extinction. The fungus doesn’t like heat and needs water to spread.
South Australia’s tiny pygmy bluetongue skink is baking in a warming, drying homeland, so Flinders University scientists have ...