Fungus is wiping out frogs. These tiny saunas could save them.

All over the world, frogs are being wiped out by the chytrid fungus . At least 500 species have declined, including as many as 90 species now presumed extinct . This catastrophic and ongoing biodiversity loss surpasses the devastation wrought by other notorious invasive species such as cats, rats and even cane toads. Short of removing species from the wild and treating them in captivity, few strategies exist to deal with the chytrid threat. Our new research , published in the journal Nature, offers a promising option. Outbreaks of chytrid (pronounced “KY-trid”) are more common in cold winter months —…