These saunas and spas for frogs could bring a species back from the brink of extinction

At a park near Canberra, Australia, a series of small white pyramid-shaped boxes are part of a new experiment: Can “frog ...

From frog saunas to medicated baths: Scientists battle a global amphibian plague

What may sound like a spa day for frogs is all part of a global effort to fight the chytrid fungus — the deadly pathogen responsible for what scientists have called the largest disease-driven loss of ...
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Rare Australian Frogs are Making a Comeback Due to Saunas and Spas

Frogs are semiaquatic amphibians whose habitats range from the tropics to the subarctic. While adult frogs typically live on ...
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Biologist builds tiny 'frog saunas' to protect endangered frogs from deadly disease

In 2024, scientists finally pinpointed the deadly virus that has been infecting fungal genomes — and killing countless frogs and toads — for decades. But that discovery was just the tip of the iceberg ...
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Fungus is wiping out frogs. These tiny saunas could save them.

Our purpose-built "frog saunas" allow amphibians to warm up in winter and bake off chytrid infections. You can even DIY and build a frog sauna for your own backyard with our step-by-step guide. When ...