Are snow leopards endangered?
Snow leopards are so rare that many of the researchers who have studied them for decades have never seen one in the flesh. These big cats may leave droppings or…
Chytridiomycosis sucks the life out of frogs
Chytridiomycosis: A Devastating Threat to Frogs Chytridiomycosis, the most devastating disease ever to affect vertebrates, is moving fast. As a doomsday disease affecting amphibians, it often begins when a microscopic…
Dairy products saved the lives of oxygen-starved Tibetans
Early inhabitants of the Tibetan Plateau, one of the least hospitable places on earth, survived largely by consuming large amounts of dairy products, according to a new study that has…