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The 10 snakes faced a tough predicament. Collected from the Colombian Amazon, they had been without food for several days in captivity and then were presented with extremely unappetizing prey: three-striped poison dart frogs, Ameerega trivittata. The skin of those frogs contains deadly toxins – such as histrionicotoxins, pumiliotoxins, and decahydroquinolines – that interfere with essential cell proteins. Six of …

By the time I arrived, the waterfront park in downtown Portland, Oregon was already awash with people as far as the eye could see. The No Kings protest in June had turned out around 10,000 people across the city; this one saw several times that number just downtown, with thousands more choosing to join localized protests in their neighborhoods or …

Saturday’s game between TCU and Baylor has entered a weather delay for the second time, the Horned Frogs announced. The game was initially delayed with 13:46 remaining in the fourth quarter after lightning had been detected in the area. Play resumed at 2:44 p.m. CT but was short-lived as lightning was spotted a second time. Currently, there is 6:47 remaining …

Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My!  The New York Times Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a ‘war zone’  NBC News Protest frogs vs. MAGA media influencers: the info war over ICE in Portland and Chicago  CNN Unmasked: Inflatable frog tormenting ICE is non-binary ‘Antifa terrorist’  The Telegraph An Interview With the Portland Chicken  Willamette Week …

The wait has now begun to see when and how a federal appeals court will rule on Oregon U.S. District Judge Karen J. Immergut’s temporary order barring the deployment of Oregon National Guard troops in Portland. The order remains in effect for now while the court deliberates. Here’s what we know. Some 9th Circuit judges seem skeptical of Oregon judge’s …

  The Bill Belichick honeymoon at North Carolina lasted exactly one possession. TCU scored 41 unanswered points on the way to a 48-14 win over North Carolina in Belichick’s first game as head coach. The Tar Heels opened the game with an impressive touchdown drive and then promptly got run over by the Horned Frogs until the game was out …

Safe and snug: frogs kept warm in brick ‘saunas’ are able to ward off a deadly fungal infection.Credit: Anthony Waddle Working scientist profiles This article is part of an occasional series in which Nature profiles scientists with unusual career histories or outside interests. On warm, muggy evenings, conservation biologist Anthony Waddle and his students, along with local frog enthusiasts, venture …

Unlike humans, frogs and other amphibians don’t need to rely on their lungs to breathe; their unique skin helps them exchange oxygen and drink. But how do frogs breathe and drink through their skin? Frog skin is complex: It’s thin, covered in glands that produce mucus to keep the skin moist, and porous enough to allow air molecules to permeate. …