'Amphibian Ark' Could Save Frogs
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As pollution and a killer fungus decimate frog populations around the world, scientists work to quarantine a stock of healthy croakers. By the Associated Press.
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A synthetic molecule based on one found in frog egg cells could potentially be used to treat brain tumours.
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Australian conservationists are combating an invasion of poisonous cane toads through a modern-day Noah's Ark program, taking pairs of endangered animals to toad-free islands to breed safely.
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Ponds and swamps are becoming eerily silent. The familiar melody of ribbits, croaks and chirps is disappearing as a mysterious killer fungus wipes out frog populations around the globe, a phenomenon likened to the extinction of dinosaurs.
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A frog the size of a bowling ball, with heavy armor and teeth, lived among dinosaurs millions of years ago Â intimidating enough that scientists who unearthed its fossils dubbed the beast Beelzebufo, or Devil Toad.
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PITTSBURGH - Paleontologists are hailing the discovery by a first-year geology student of a new species of amphibian, a salamander-like creature that lived 300 million years ago.
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Scientists think they may know why the world's largest leatherback turtle was washed up on a Welsh beach.
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Brazilian scientists hope that two captivity-raised male Amazon manatees they plan to reintroduce to the wild will spark a bout of reproduction that might save the endangered species from extinction.
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The Southern chorus frog has been found in southeastern Virginia, far outside its previously known range. The animal had never before been reported north of Beaufort County, N.C., about 125 miles to the south.
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Scientists have drawn inspiration from the gecko lizard to develop a waterproof adhesive bandage for surgical wounds and internal injuries.
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By Rhona Ganguly; Emma Pinch  Britain's most endangered mammal has been discovered thriving in many of Birmingham's urban watercourses.
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The first vertebrate species to begin hopping and crawling on land 350 million years ago may be the first to die out, according to a study released yesterday that found a third of all amphibian species worldwide are threatened with extinction.
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Scientists draw inspiration from the lizard to develop a waterproof adhesive bandage for surgical wounds.
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WASHINGTON A new study says a third of all amphibian species are declining at an unprecedented rate. The Global Amphibian Assessment study was compiled by more than 500 scientists in 60 countries.
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There are many ways to try to save endangered species, including freezing sperm and eggs for breeding programs. With fish, though, that approach is limited.
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TORONTO, Mar 9 (TierramÃ©rica) - Frogs and other amphibians are rapidly becoming   extinct around the world and in Latin American countries in  particular. In  the Caribbean as many as 80 percent of these  species are endangered, while  in Colombia there are 209 and in  Mexico 198 amphibians may soon disappear.
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If it works as promised, DNA bar coding will assist in the urgent task of cataloging unknown species before their ranks are decimated by extinction.