This week in science: protecting butterflies, ocean migration and Madagascar frogs
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This week in science: protecting butterflies, ocean migration and Madagascar frogs

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This week in science: protecting butterflies, ocean migration and Madagascar frogs NPR's Short Wave tells about an ambitious plan to protect monarch butterflies from climate change, new research about a massive ocean migration, and seven new frog species found in Madagascar. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: And it is time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. BARBER: It's getting into some, like, deep cuts with, like, "Star Trek" names. DETROW: We have been talking with Emily Kwong and Regina Barber from NPR's science podcast, Short Wave.

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Tiny, endangered Chilean froglets born in London after dramatic 7,000-mile rescue
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Tiny, endangered Chilean froglets born in London after dramatic 7,000-mile rescue

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tiny endangered Darwin's frogs have made an epic journey of …

Scientists hope these tiny froglets can save their species
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Scientists hope these tiny froglets can save their species

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LONDON — It was quite the journey for such tiny froglets: traveling thousands of miles from the forests of southern Chile to London, carried and brooded inside their fathers’ vocal sacs for safety. London Zoo said Monday that 33 endangered Darwin’s frogs, named after scientist Charles Darwin who discovered the species, were born in their new home as part of …

Tiny endangered froglets saved from deadly fungus in dramatic 7,000-mile rescue
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Tiny endangered froglets saved from deadly fungus in dramatic 7,000-mile rescue

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 30 endangered froglets have been born at London …

Endangered frog daddies transported 7,000 miles to ‘give birth’ to young
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Endangered frog daddies transported 7,000 miles to ‘give birth’ to young

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. London CNN — Eleven endangered male frogs that traveled 7,000 miles in a bid to save their species from extinction have “given birth” to 33 froglets at London Zoo. Originally from Parque Tantauco, a remote part of an island off the coast of Chile, the Darwin’s frog species is under such threat …

Strange new frog species smaller than fingernail discovered
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Strange new frog species smaller than fingernail discovered

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have discovered a strange new toad species smaller than a …

Mysterious new frog species found to croak like ‘Star Trek’ special effects
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Mysterious new frog species found to croak like ‘Star Trek’ special effects

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‘Frogs are as important as tigers’
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‘Frogs are as important as tigers’

The Hindu  

remembers that there were 220 species of amphibians that were described from India back in 2002 when he was working on his PhD. “Every year you have ten new species being added,” says Gururaja at a lecture he recently delivered as part of the Paraspar series organised by the Office of Communication at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru. …

Two Sehuencas water frogs in bid to save their species from extinction
5 years, 11 months ago

Two Sehuencas water frogs in bid to save their species from extinction

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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At first the story of Romeo, the last Sehuencas water frog, …

New frog species found in troubled Indian habitat
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New frog species found in troubled Indian habitat

The Hindu  

Scientists have discovered 14 new species of so-called dancing frogs in the Western Ghats, just in time, they fear, to watch them fade away. Indian biologists say they found the tiny acrobatic amphibians, which earned their name with the unusual kicks they use to attract mates, declining dramatically in number during the 12 years in which they chronicled the species …

Half of Europe's frogs face extinction
16 years, 5 months ago

Half of Europe's frogs face extinction

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than half of all amphibian species in Europe could become extinct by 2050 because …

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