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Losing amphibian diversity also means losing poison diversity

While frog and salamander declines worldwide have made scientists outspoken about the need to preserve amphibian genetic diversity, two University of California, Berkeley, biologists emphasize another important reason for conserving these animals: Th.....»»

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The frog and the gecko: Why tropical species are at greater climate risk

The effects of climate change—extreme heat waves, wildfires of unprecedented magnitude and devastating floods—have now been occurring for several decades, and the COP26 climate agreement reached in Glasgow will not be enough to keep global warmin.....»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopFeb 3rd, 2022Related News

DevOps Leader JFrog Appoints Citrix CIO Meerah Rajavel to its Board of Directors

Rajavel Brings More than 20 Years’ Experience in Cybersecurity and Cloud Leadership at Citrix, McAfee, and Cisco Systems SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–JFrog Ltd. (“JFrog”) (NASDAQ: FROG), the Liquid Software company and creators.....»»

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Will self-replicating xenobots cure diseases, yield new bioweapons, or simply turn the whole world into grey goo?

In 2020, scientists made global headlines by creating "xenobots"—tiny "programmable" living things made of several thousand frog stem cells......»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopDec 9th, 2021Related News

World"s First Living Robots Can Now Reproduce, Scientists Say

The US scientists who created the first living robots say the life forms, known as xenobots, can now reproduce -- and in a way not seen in plants and animals. CNN reports: Formed from the stem cells of the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) from wh.....»»

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Surprise discovery of two new—and very loud—frog species

Scientists from the University of Newcastle, Australian Museum, South Australian Museum, and Queensland National Parks and Wildlife have found and described two new, very loud frog species from eastern Australia: the Slender Bleating Tree Frog, Litor.....»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopNov 22nd, 2021Related News

It’s now possible to play early ’90s CD-ROM games via ScummVM

Easily play Windows 3.1 CD games in a Windows 10 environment. Project Starship's frog cops out in force. (credit: Rock, Paper, Shotgun) The ScummVM community has just made the early CD-ROM gaming era more accessible. For five years, multiple.....»»

Source:  ArstechnicaCategory: TopAug 18th, 2021Related News

It’s now possible to play early ‘90s CD-ROM games via ScummVM

Easily play Windows 3.1 CD games in a Windows 10 environment. Project Starship's frog cops out in force. (credit: Rock, Paper, Shotgun) The ScummVM community has just made the early CD-ROM gaming era more accessible. For five years, multiple.....»»

Source:  ArstechnicaCategory: TopAug 17th, 2021Related News

Scientists name new frog-legged beetle fossil for Sir David Attenborough

A new frog-legged beetle species, Pulchritudo attenboroughi, or Attenborough's Beauty, was announced today in the scientific journal Papers in Palaeontology. Frank Krell, Denver Museum of Nature & Science Senior Curator of Entomology, and Francesco V.....»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopAug 7th, 2021Related News

Poison frog tadpoles can survive (almost) anywhere

A group of researchers from the University of Jyväskylä and Stanford University were part of an expedition to French Guiana to study tropical frogs in the Amazon. Amphibian species of this region use ephemeral pools of water as their nurseries and.....»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopJun 16th, 2021Related News

New survey method proves Rhode Island"s rarest frog may not be so rare

The rarest frog in Rhode Island may not be as rare as scientists once thought after a study by University of Rhode Island researchers using a seldom-used methodology turned up many more of the endangered animals than they expected......»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopJun 15th, 2021Related News

Taking a bite out of tooth evolution: Frogs have lost teeth more than 20 times

Scientists have long known that frogs are oddballs when it comes to teeth. Some have tiny teeth on their upper jaws and the roof of their mouths while others sport fanglike structures. Some species are completely toothless. And only one frog, out of.....»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopJun 1st, 2021Related News

How habitat and reproduction influence the diversity and evolution of frogs

Scientists from the Natural History Museum have led a new study reconstructing the evolution of the frog skull, to understand how habitat and reproduction influence the diversity and evolution of frogs......»»

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New Peruvian frog leaps into amphibian species ledger

Peruvian officials on Wednesday announced the discovery of a brand-new frog, a spotted brown critter with an unusual eye coloring and no eardrum, in a natural park in the Amazon jungle......»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopApr 22nd, 2021Related News

Environmental DNA: How a tool used to detect endangered wildlife ended up helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic

Imagine discovering an animal species you thought had gone extinct was still living—without laying eyes on it. Such was the case with the Brazilian frog species Megaelosia bocainensis, whose complete disappearance in 1968 led scientists to believe.....»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopApr 21st, 2021Related News

Frog with six sex chromosomes provides clues to evolution of complex XY systems

Scientists have found six sex chromosomes in the Odorrana swinhoana frog species endemic in Taiwan, giving new insights into how complex XY systems evolve......»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopApr 13th, 2021Related News

New species of frog unearthed in Peruvian Amazon jungle

A new species of marsupial frog has been discovered in Peru's Amazon jungle, the state service for natural protected areas said on Monday......»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopApr 12th, 2021Related News

Frog cakes and Fruchocs: Famous local foods attract valuable tourist dollars

From the mouth-watering baked goods of the Port Elliot Bakery, to the ocean freshness of Coffin Bay oysters, local foods are fast becoming a major drawcard for domestic tourists, especially amid COVID-19, where the safest and most reliable travel opt.....»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopMar 5th, 2021Related News

This frog has lungs that act like noise-canceling headphones, study shows

To succeed in mating, many male frogs sit in one place and call to their potential mates. But this raises an important question familiar to anyone trying to listen to someone talking at a busy cocktail party: how does a female hear and then find a ch.....»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopMar 4th, 2021Related News

How we turned a golf course into a haven for rare newts, frogs and toads

Around two in five amphibian species are threatened with extinction around the world. In Britain, all of our native frog, toad and newt species have declined since 1945, with one species – the pool frog – dying out in the 1990s. Climate change, d.....»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopFeb 24th, 2021Related News