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Tiny saunas help frogs fight off chytrid fungus

A warm space that raises body temperature could help some amphibians beat deadly infections

Green and gold bell frogs sit in holes in bricks in the sun.

Green and gold bell frogs warm up inside a brick shelter. These tiny saunas could help the frogs fight off chytrid fungal infections, new research suggests.

A. Waddle

By Skyler Ware

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Frogs fighting a deadly fungal infection could get a boost from tiny brick saunas.