We can help frogs beat a deadly disease. But can they still reproduce?

Many people are blissfully unaware the world’s frogs and amphibians are fighting their own deadly pandemic. In fact, this fungal disease – chytridiomycosis, or chytrid for short – is the worst wildlife disease on record. The chytrid fungus has caused the global extinction of 90 amphibian species and affected nearly 30% of all globally threatened amphibians. Scientists have responded with ingenious and novel ways to help frogs survive, such as frog saunas – where amphibians can warm up and bake…