5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (662+ words) People often point to Norway's Svalbard Global Seed Vault as a safeguard for future crops. Yet researchers say the planet already contains a much bigger cache of seeds, spread through soils around the world. That underground storehouse could prove critical…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (672+ words) An international research team has identified seven previously undescribed species of Madagascar's diamond frogs, elusive amphibians that often stay hidden in leaf litter, moss, and forest soil — a discovery that is reshaping what researchers understand about the island's biodiversity, according…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (492+ words) Over 3,000 endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs were released into the wild in California in 2026 The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced the milestone, an update to its conservation breeding and reintroduction program, in August The endangered species of frogs "have disappeared…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (199+ words) Curious about amphibian life among these watery respites, environmental scientists from Kyoto University set out to catalog their frog populations. The team focused on 31 temples, shrines, and adjacent areas in Kyoto's Higashiyama region, surveying their various ponds and streams for…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (324+ words) Scientists have officially recognized Ecuador's Milpe robber frog as a distinct species after more than a century of being mistaken for another frog species, Newswise reported. According to Newswise, in a new description published in ZooKeys, scientists at the Pontificia…...