The Students’ Sea Turtle Conservation Network (SSTCN) has found over 285 nests of the Olive Ridleys across the coastline from Marina to Neelankarai while about 200 Ridley turtles were found dead on the stretch. Leer más.

La suelta de anfibios por los médicos cuando la prueba quedó obsoleta en los años 70 ayudó a propagar un hongo letal entre los animales. Leer más.

Científicos de la Monash University en Australia descubren el papel inesperado de un tipo de células encargadas de la defensa, que podrían ser claves en la regeneración de las extremidades de estos animales. Leer más.

What lures a lady frog to her lover? Good looks, the sound of his voice, the size of his pad or none of the above? After weighing up their options, female strawberry poison frogs (Oophaga pumilio) bag the closest crooner they can, finds research in BioMed Central’s open access journal Frontiers of Zoology. Leer más.

Salamanders’ immune systems are key to their remarkable ability to regrow limbs, and could also underpin their ability to regenerate spinal cords, brain tissue and even parts of their hearts, scientists have found. Leer más.