A team of scientists based in Ukraine, South Africa, and the U.S. recently xxpublished about discovering a new worm species named after a Berry College professor, one of Georgia's best private schools in Rome.
A new global assessment of the world's amphibians finds that more than 2 of every 5 known species is at risk of extinction. Habitat loss, disease and climate change are the main drivers.
A kind of transparent frog achieves near invisibility by hiding its red blood cells during the day, scientists found. "I had never seen anything like that," researcher Carlos Taboada says.
The museum features the work of a Hungarian taxidermist who created anthropomorphized exhibits. It had 50,000 visitors in 2019, but numbers fell during the pandemic and the owner now plans to sell.
The Cuban frogs first appeared in Georgia in 2004. They are raising concerns with the Department of Natural Resources because they are competing with native species for resources.
