So losing a single frog species can have serious flow-on effects. It's likely the chytrid fungus originated in Asia, where the pathogen seems to coexist with native amphibians. But chytrid is ...

The parasitic fungus can be as transmissible as it is lethal, wiping out entire populations of some frogs in a matter of weeks. And until recently it has proved largely unstoppable. Despite more ...

"We looked at the [survivors'] chytrid loads, the degree to which those frogs are infected with the chytrid fungus," Knapp said. "They were infected at much lower levels than they had been when ...

Combating the fungus requires a solution that is inviting for the frogs and keeps them warm. As it happens, standard masonry bricks have "frog-sized" holes in them, as Dr Waddle describes them ...

The chytrid fungus began wreaking havoc in Dominica around 2002, according to researchers. The frog is also battling for survival on another Caribbean island to the north. "The disease got to ...

Dozens of tiny frogs named after Charles Darwin have landed in London after being rescued from a killer fungus in Chile. The peculiar, pointy-nosed southern Darwin's frog once thrived in the Parque ...

Chytrid fungus has reduced frog populations all around the world ... I've seen them go down in a matter of a few days," lead author Dr Frank Burbrink, from the American Museum of Natural History ...