"Our analyses show the direct connection." Scientists issue warning after discovering clear pattern among amphibians: 'This will likely get worse in the future' first appeared on The Cool Down.

A major class of vertebrate species is experiencing widespread population declines due to climate change, according to new research. Amphibians, the most threatened class of vertebrates, are ...

Thousands of species of frogs, salamanders and legless caecilians are at risk of disappearing forever. Facing a unique cocktail of threats, including habitat destruction, disease and climate change, ...

After decades working as a fisherman on a high-altitude Mexican lake, Froylan Correa is now helping to save an endangered ...

Protecting large swaths of Earth’s land can help stem the tide of biodiversity loss—including for vertebrates like amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds, according to a new study published in Nature ...

The Global Amphibian Assessment is the second of its kind. The first assessment was completed in 2004, offering scientists a baseline of data to measure extinction risk for this latest study.

Amphibians have one more thing to worry about--mercury Date: October 30, 2023 Source: U.S. Geological Survey Summary: The first widescale assessment of methylmercury in adult amphibians in the U.S ...

Chytridiomycosis, the worst vertebrate disease in recorded history, has already wiped out hundreds of amphibian species globally. Only species in Africa seem to have been relatively spared this ...

A Smithsonian-led team of researchers have discovered North America's oldest known pterosaur, the winged reptiles that lived ...

Fossils of the pterosaur were discovered in Petrified Forest National Park. The fossils date back 209 million years.

A new global assessment of the world's amphibians finds that more than 2 of every 5 known species is at risk of extinction. Habitat loss, disease and climate change are the main drivers.