In one of the greatest episodes of a “scoop” in scientific history, Alfred Russell Wallace’s co-discovery of evolution by natural selection has relegated him to a perpetual footnote to Charles Darwin’s transformative theory. Leer más.
The Mallorcan Midwife Toad, Alytes muletensis, is listed as ‘Vulnerable’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Endemic to the island of Mallorca, this species is also named for its unusual parental care, in which the male carries the developing eggs. Leer más.
Dinosaurs may have been on the road to extinction before an asteroid crashed into Earth and finished the job, researchers claim. Leer más.
About 27 years ago, no one in Australia thought twice about the Eungella torrent frog (Taudactylus eungellensis). Leer más.
The fungal infection that killed a record number of amphibians worldwide leads to deadly dehydration in frogs in the wild, according to results of a new study. Leer más.
