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Dead frog found in bag of greens, Wal-Mart to reimburse customer

Wal-Mart customer Carla Hill bought a bag of mustard greens at a Wal-Mart in Longview, Tx. Upon pouring the greens in a pot, Hill saw "eyes in her greens." The eyes belonged to a dead frog. Wal-Mart is going to reimburse her for that purchase.
Nov 5, 2009 by  Kay Mathews in Food - 17 comments

TopFinds: Clinton speaks from the heart, frog guts in Pepsi can

Bill Clinton talks health care in Toronto. A Russian professor predicts the U.S. economical collapse. How tick saliva can fight cancerous tumors. These are the top stories around the world.
Sep 4, 2009 by  David Silverberg in Internet - 4 comments

FDA Confirms Can of Pepsi Contains Remains of a Frog Special

When an Ormond Beach, Florida man popped open a can of Pepsi recently the last thing he expected to be gulping down were the remains of a gutted frog.
Sep 3, 2009 by  Kevin Jess in Food - 15 comments

Flying Frogs: A New Discovery of Species Has Unique Mating Ways

From time to time scientists find new species on the planet. Now they have found a flying frog. The delightful creature is the talk of the Internet right now, so there has to be something significant here. Let’s check it out.
Aug 12, 2009 by  Carol Forsloff in Environment - 1 comment

Hanlon Creek protesters host family fun day Special

Guelph, ON - It's 3 pm on day 6 of the occupation by protesters of an environmentally sensitive area that will soon be home to a new business park. I have finally made it to the site for the rally I thought was to take place today.
Aug 1, 2009 by  Stephanie Dearing in Environment

New animated rainforest frog appears in Piccadilly Circus

The signs in London’s Piccadilly Circus burst into life last night with the appearance of a new animated rainforest frog. Coca-Cola and McDonald’s simultaneously launched new graphics.
Jul 2, 2009 by  Bob Ewing in Environment - 4 comments

Love is in the air, the leopard frogs are feeling it too Special

Spring has sprung in Toronto. People are enjoying it, and so are the frogs. This is love season, and with a little bit of luck, you can see and hear it in a pond near you.

Froggie gets first ever metal leg bone, a hopping success

A giant bullfrog in Johannesburg, South Africa may be the first ever to undergo broken leg replacement surgery. The 25-year-old amphibian named Brullie was adopted and taken to a vet where, after hesitation, the successful procedure was performed.
Apr 1, 2009 by  Nikki Weingartner in World - 4 comments

'Frog marriage' conducted to bring rain to Bangladesh

People from two neighboring villages in Bangladesh conducted a marriage ceremony between two frogs as part of a custom believed to bring rain to the region.
Mar 27, 2009 by  Chris V. Thangham in World - 1 comment

Spiders, Frogs and Geckos, Oh My

Jumping spiders, a tiny chirping frog and an elegant striped gecko are among more than 50 species believed new to science were discovered
Mar 26, 2009 by  Bob Ewing in Environment - 2 comments

Discovery of green frog with huge eyes

Interesting scientific finds in the fields of flora and fauna have recently been made during a scientific expedition to a remote area in Papua New Guinea.
Mar 26, 2009 by  Richard James in Science - 6 comments

Spiral Frog Shuts Down, a Blow to Free Digital Music

Pioneering online ad-supported digital music service, Spiral Frog, fails to make its debt payments and goes under. The company's demise is a blow to the free music download model.
Mar 20, 2009 by  Michael Krebs in Technology

Ten New Amphibian Species Discovered in Colombia

Scientists announced the discovery of 10 amphibians believed to be new to science, including a spiky-skinned, orange-legged rain frog, three poison dart frogs and three glass frogs.
Feb 3, 2009 by  Bob Ewing in Environment

A Light-Emitting Frog Solves Problems With Injections

A Dutch centre for medicotechnological innovation has brought a light-emitting frog on the market. The frog is meant to make injections easier for both the patient and the doctor.

Meet Sir David Attenborough, matchmaker to the frogs

Sir David Attenborough has just added more credits to his name. He can now boast of being London Zoo's official "frog cupid".
Oct 31, 2008 by  Janice Ambrose in Entertainment - 2 comments

Study Reveals Ecosystem-level Consequences of Frog Extinctions

A University of Georgia study has found that tadpoles play a key role keeping the algae at the base of the food chain productive.
Oct 16, 2008 by  Bob Ewing in Environment - 6 comments

Black Frog Restaurant: You’ll Never Eat a Nude Lunch Here Again!

For Black Frog restaurant patrons in Greenville, Maine, there used to be such a thing as a free lunch, but like most things that are supposedly free there were a few strings in this case, unattached. Read on and learn the naked truth
Oct 11, 2008 by  M Dee Dubroff in Lifestyle - 12 comments

Monster Frog Statue Baffles Ukraine Villagers

Why did the leaders of this small town in the Ukraine use their tax dollars to erect a 50-thousand-pound statue of a frog to mark their town's 299th anniversary? Read on even though the answer remains as clear as…mud.
Oct 5, 2008 by  M Dee Dubroff in Lifestyle - 6 comments

Extinct Frog Found Thriving in Australia

A frog species, the Armoured Mist Frog , not seen for the past 17 years, has been found in a remote location in Far North Queensland.
Sep 11, 2008 by  Bob Ewing in Environment - 9 comments

Ultrasonic frogs with ears like 'radio tuner' discovered in China

Researchers from the University of Illinois and the University of California Los Angeles have discovered a frog in central China with an ear-like radio tuner and can shift to different sound frequencies in a noisy environment.
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