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  • Posted on April 14, 2026
    Antibiotics Turned Anti-Amphibian

      Frogs, toads, salamanders, and other amphibians are disappearing as fast as — or faster than — any other class of animals around the world […]

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    A New Weapon in the Antifungal Arsenal?

      Fungal infections can result in serious illnesses, many of them deadly, in immunocompromised people. However, current antifungal medications can be toxic to humans. A […]

  • Posted on February 28, 2012
    Mystery Solved

    A fungus causes the disease that has killed more than a million bats.

  • Posted on October 21, 2009
    No Leaf Unturned

    They are farmers, doctors and amazingly adept traffic engineers. The tropical ants that Cameron Currie studies have been practicing the good life for millions of years. What do they know that we don’t?

  • Posted on October 17, 2007
    The Hidden Power of Plants

    Grasses and crop residues could become the alternative fuels of the future, but scientists must first unlock their energy. With a new $125 million grant, CALS scientists are turning everywhere––even to insects––to figure out how.