New research suggests runoff from road salt makes frogs more susceptible to a lethal virus. Scientists at Washington State University surveyed 18 ponds with similar populations of wood frogs tadpoles ...

Naturally occurring chemicals found in road salts commonly used to de-ice paved surfaces can alter the sex ratios in nearby frog populations, a phenomenon that could reduce the size and viability of ...

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Millions of tons of road salt are applied to streets and highways across the United States each winter to melt ice and snow and make travel safer, but the effects of salt on wildlife are poorly ...

Salted frog may sound like a gourmet restaurant dish, but it actually could mean real trouble for coming generations of the amphibians. Advertisement Article continues below this ad New research done ...

(CN) – Salt commonly used to de-ice paved surfaces can reduce the number and size of female frogs, a phenomenon that could potentially threaten the species’ survival. The ratio of female tadpoles ...

Also, exposure to oak leaves resulted in larger and more numerous females, but exposure to both oak leaf litter and salt reduced the size of the females, according to a Yale press release. Sodium ...

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Naturally occurring chemicals found in road salts commonly used to de-ice paved surfaces can alter the sex ratios in nearby frog populations, a phenomenon that could reduce the size and viability of ...