Concentrations of the ten most widely used pesticides that fall within EPA safe-exposure levels, when combined, form an extremely toxic mixture that is deadly to amphibians and may represent a significant threat to humans in the future, according to University of Pittsburgh research published in the journal Oecologia. Study author Rick Relyea, an associate professor […]
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Gloomy Prognosis For Amphibians
A study published in the journal BioSciencesuggests that many amphibious species are at risk of extinction because they are failing to adapt to rapidly changing environments around the globe. The gloomy outlook, penned by Oregon State University (OSU) researchers, underscores how the erratic and slow process of evolution is simply not up to the job […]
One Third Of Amphibian Species May Disappear
Amphibian species are under unprecedented assault and are experiencing tens of thousands of years worth of extinctions in just a century, according to a new study which examined the status of all 5,743 known amphibian species. The researchers say that around a third of all amphibian species are now threatened with extinction. Scientists from more […]