This study investigates the effects of water from the Warta River, one of the largest rivers in Central Europe, an urban waterway subjected to significant anthropogenic pressure and known to contain EDCs on body condition, digit ratio, and gonadal development in two brown frog species: the common frog Rana temporaria and the moor frog Rana arvalis. Leer más.
Britain’s ponds have been disappearing in recent decades, with research revealing that more than half of our dense network of ponds has been lost since the 1900s. Leer más.
Our results further validate the previous molecular detections and experimental evidence suggesting the parasite’s potential for cross-taxon infection, raising concerns about the overlooked potential prevalence of I. multifiliis in wild amphibians. Leer más.
A University of Cambridge-led team has analyzed giant anaconda fossils from South America to deduce that these tropical snakes reached their maximum size 12.4 million years ago and have remained giants ever since. Leer más.
A tiny 242-million-year-old fossil from Devon is shaking up scientists’ assumptions about the earliest members of the lizard lineage. Instead of the expected skull hinges and palate teeth typical of modern lizards and snakes, this ancient creature shows a surprising mix of primitive and unusual traits—along with strikingly large, blade-like teeth. Leer más.
