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Scientists name newly discovered ancient amphibian species after Kermit the Frog
Scientists think that the animal, which lived 270 million years ago, likely "resembled a stout sala…
Cameron Manley
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Scientists figured out a way for dozens of frogs to fully regenerate amputated legs, and say it's an early step in one day helping humans regrow limbs
The scientists hope their work will help identify conditions and treatments to one day trigger rege…
Matthew Loh
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A man who says he found a frog in a box of lettuce has named the amphibian Tony and is currently keeping it as a pet
In the four days since discovering the frog, Curtis has set up a habitat, fed it, and has spoken wi…
Rachel Askinasi
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India And Japan To ‘Upgrade And Strengthen’ Defence Cooperation
“The two Prime Ministers reaffirmed the importance of defence relations between India and Japan in …
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After Monorail, Mumbai Gets Commercial Seaplane Service; Now Fly To Aamby Valley Under 30 Minutes
In June last year, Kerala launched the country’s first tourist seaplane service that connects the d…
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How Biologists Track The Most Endangered Amphibian In North America
This is one of many ways the forest service is trying to save the Wyoming toad. Prescribed burning …
Dina Spector
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A frog was found with mushroom sprouting from its side, leaving scientists baffled
The amphibian, a Rao's intermediate golden-backed frog, was spotted during a survey of amphibians i…
Marianne Guenot
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Cities are at war with rats. Flaco the owl and other animals pay the price.
Flaco the owl had lethal levels of rat poison in his system. Rodenticides often poison birds of pre…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Scientists made tiny living 'robots' from human cells that may one day help treat diseases
"Anthrobots" could be used to travel around the body to detect and treat illnesses such as cancer, …
Polly Thompson
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A tiny endangered toad that requires a special license to handle stopped play at the British Open when it hopped onto the green
Golfers at the British Open had to wait for someone licensed to handle the natterjack toad to arriv…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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J. R. R. Tolkien now shares his name with a mystical stream frog found in Ecuador — a country in the literal middle of the earth
The legacy of J. R. R. Tolkien, the author behind "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings," is bein…
Hannah Getahun
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This otherworldly image of an alien-like golden crab has won gold in Wildlife Photographer of the Year
This year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year award captured a weird horseshoe crab, scheming orcas…
Marianne Guenot
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The iconic flying boat that helped hunt down Axis warships during World War II is getting a new lease on life
As the US and other militaries prepare for a potential conflict in the Pacific, planes that can lan…
Michael Peck
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"Mutilation of tree of life": Human activity wiped 71 branches of species from Earth, 35 times faster than expected
We're not just losing animals by the species anymore; it's by the genus now. Examining 34,600 land-…
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Exotic turtles have been poached to near-extinction in Asia, but in Hong Kong, these species thrive
Three species of turtles poached for sale in Asia are finding refuge in Hong Kong. But poachers cou…
Hannah Getahun
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California court rules that bees are a type of fish in order to protect them under the state's endangered species act
In a move that thrilled bee enthusiasts, California judges decided that endangered invertebrates ar…
Mia Jankowicz
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Hundreds of wildlife species are contaminated with 'forever chemicals': Environmental Working Group
Widespread pollution from the toxic "forever chemicals," known as Per- and Polyfluorinated Substanc…
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New images offer rare glimpse of the DMZ between North and South Korea where wild animals find peace and flourish
There are 6,168 wildlife species of plants, mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles living on Kore…
Isobel van Hagen
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Marines pull new amphibious vehicles out of the water after one rolled over and another broke down in high surf
This is not the first pause for the new vehicle that was introduced as a replacement for the aging …
Ryan Pickrell
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Hundreds of frogs died while mating in an ancient swamp 45 million years ago, new study suggests
Researchers analyzed the fossilized frog bones and concluded the frogs likely met their untimely en…