FrogID has just logged its one millionth frog
The world's largest frog project has thrived because of citizen scientists using the FrogID app, the brainchild of a UNSW biologist......»»
Yes, this beetle runs out of a frog’s anus to survive being swallowed alive
Ursula Vernon, aka T. Kingfisher, won a Hugo for her dark fairy tale, Nettle and Bone. Ursula Vernon, aka T. Kingfisher, won the 2023 Hugo for best novel and found inspiration for her acceptance speech in a 2020 study about a species.....»»
Leap in the dark: On a mission to rescue the Caribbean"s biggest frog
A rescue mission is under way in the Caribbean to save one of the world's largest—and rarest—frogs from extinction......»»
Watch how hammerhead sharks get their hammer
For weeks, you'd be hard pressed to tell if the rapidly growing animal was going to become a chicken, a fish, a frog, or even a human......»»
Apparent T-Mobile security breach sees personal data revealed to other customers
In what appears to be the latest in a series of T-Mobile security breaches, customers are reporting that they are seeing the personal data of other users when logged into their accounts. Data accessible includes sensitive information like credit c.....»»
Study shows replanting logged forests with diverse mixtures of seedlings accelerates restoration
Satellite observations of one of the world's biggest ecological experiments on the island of Borneo have revealed that replanting logged forests with diverse mixtures of seedlings can significantly accelerate their recovery......»»
Deadly frog disease more prevalent in central Florida than expected, study finds
University of Central Florida researchers have found that an understudied, deadly disease of frogs is more widespread in Central Florida than previously thought and may become more of a problem in other parts of the U.S. due to climate change......»»
Chytrid fungi revealed to be parasitic species that infects snow algae
The microbial communities found in glacier and snowpack ecosystems are an essential part of cold weather environments. Chytrids, a group of fungi that include well-known frog pathogens, are often found in abundance in these ecosystems, but culturing.....»»
Researchers use frog sounds to better understand whether an ecosystem is healthy
A recent study led by Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, with Griffith University and the Forestry Corporation of NSW, recorded the sounds of frogs near the riverbanks of the Murray-Darling Basin. The study is published in the journal Ecolog.....»»
Survival of this frog in California wildfire scar lends "some hope" for threatened species
Wildlife biologists reported finding a small population of California red-legged frogs within the burn scars of a Northern California wildfire that torched a large area of the Sierra foothills last year......»»
Apple TV+"s "Frog and Toad" not viewable in the U.S.
The Apple TV+ animated series "Frog and Toad" is unavailable in the United States, only a few months after the show premiered on the streaming service.'Frog and Toad' [Apple TV+]Apple released "Frog and Toad," an animated kids series based on the awa.....»»
The ‘90s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from my ISP’s president
1998 plea for restraint reveals a lost world where the 'Net was an opt-in experience. Enlarge (credit: Banj Edwards | Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) "When checking the system this morning, I noticed your account logged in.....»»
WordPress plugin installed on 1 million+ sites logged plaintext passwords
AIOS bills itself as an "all-in-one" security solution. A just-fixed bug undermined that. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) All-In-One Security, a WordPress security plugin installed on more than 1 million websites, has iss.....»»
Twitter tells users to touch grass, adds new rule limiting how many tweets you can read per day
Yesterday, Twitter started blocking people not logged into an account from viewing tweets, profiles, or any information. In what could be considered an even more shortsighted decision, Elon Musk now says that Twitter is limiting the number of tweets.....»»
Twitter isn"t letting users view the site without logging in
Twitter appears to be restricting access to its platform for anyone not logged into an account......»»
Ribbiting rhythms: Citizen science reveals new information about frog calls
We all know the familiar "ribbit" of a frog call, but did you know that individual frogs have distinct accents?.....»»
Vaccine against deadly chytrid fungus primes frog microbiome for future exposure
A human or animal's microbiome—the collection of often beneficial microorganisms, including as bacteria and fungi, that live on or within a host organism—can play an important role in the host's overall immune response, but it is unclear how vacc.....»»
New species of frog discovered in NSW already feared endangered
A new paper published today in Zootaxa reveals a new species of forest frog has been identified in New South Wales, and concerningly it warrants listing as endangered......»»
Frog with baggage: Invasive species do not arrive alone
Senckenberg researchers have introduced a new invasion biology concept, so-called "nested invasions." Using Johnstone's whistling frog as an example, they show that this amphibian not only colonizes foreign regions, but it also carries invasive micro.....»»
Glitches, echoes and "melting the servers" crash DeSantis" campaign launch on Twitter
Twitter's livestream event with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis crashed and was delayed on Wednesday as hundreds of thousands of users logged on to hear DeSantis announce his bid for the White House......»»
The world"s worst animal disease is killing frogs worldwide—a testing breakthrough could help save them
For the past 40 years, a devastating fungal disease has been ravaging frog populations around the world, wiping out 90 species. Unlike the global COVID-19 pandemic, you may not even be aware of this "panzootic"—a pandemic in the animal world. Yet i.....»»