To manage your diabetes, Weird Science recommends the munchies
But it advises against using frog-based pregnancy tests. Marijuana may make you overeat, but it could be an effective diabetes treatment. Lighting up a bit of weed is often blamed for people going on uninhibited eating binges. So it's a bit.....»»
Welcome to Google Island
“'Hello.' The soft, froggy voice startled me. I turned around to face an approaching figure. It was Larry Page, naked, save for a pair of eyeglasses."— Mat Honan at Wired: Welcome to Google Island. “'Hello.' The soft, frog.....»»
The rise of a frog-killing fungus pinned in part on global trade
The disease wiping out amphibians is old, but it's new to some of its victims. Justin C. Touchon, Smithsonian Tropical Research It’s a tough time to be a frog. A fungal disease known as chytridiomycosis has been de.....»»
Kermit the Frog"s Kickass Vacation in 15 Epic Photos
Prepare for a bite from the travel bug, delivered via Muppet Kermit the Frog is exploring the world on an epic adventure that includes exotic locales and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. OK, not the Kermit, but rather a stuffed clone of the famous felt amp.....»»
DNews: Wolverine Frogs & Other Crazy Animal Defenses
A frog that breaks its own bones to create deadly stabbing weapons! Trace shows you this wicked amphibian and other animals with crazy defense mechanisms......»»
Cameroon Frog Gives Wolverine a Run for His Money
The Cameroon frog or Trichobatrachus robustus is a bizarre creature that can give Wolverine a run for his money. The creature’s claws are actually bones that do not have a coating of keratine like other animals. Instead, the bones or talons punctu.....»»
FrogWatch Canada
Help Canadian herpetologists understand (and hopefully correct) declining frog populations in their country [More].....»»
Two-Faced 12-Foot Tall Touchscreen Payphone Concept
Payphones may seem obsolete in a world that focuses on mobility. Frog Design’s Beacon, which won the NYC payphone redesign challenge held in late 2012, takes a shot at reviving it. Jonas Damon, creative director at Frog Design, offered the context f.....»»
DNews: Bringing Back Weird Extinct Animals
An extinct frog that hatches its young inside its stomach might be making a comeback thanks to science! In this DNews video, Anthony shows us this amazing.....»»
Inhabitat"s Week in Green: the Soundscraper, bedroom algae biofuel lab and the revival of the gastric-brooding frog
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. The first week of spring kicked off with a bang for the architecture community as Japanese architect Toyo Ito wa.....»»
Scientists Take Leap Toward Resurrecting Extinct Frog
Like the plot of the blockbuster movie, Jurassic Park, an effort to revive an extinct species of frog is showing signs of success in a laboratory in Australia......»»
Mouth-breeding frog is coming back from extinction
A frog that incubates its babies in its stomach and gives birth through its mouth has been extinct since 1983. Now it is on the brink of resurrection.....»»
Extinct "Gastric-Brooding Frog" Comes Back to Life
The DNA of a frozen specimen was used to grow embryos.....»»
Will We Kill Off Today"s Animals If We Revive Extinct Ones?
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The rebirth of an extinct frog species may come from the freezer, not the stomach. The gastric brooding frog, when it existed on Earth, swallowed its eggs, transformed its stomach into a womb and vomited up its young once sufficiently .....»»
Scientists briefly revive extinct frog from dead cells
Rheobatrachus silus frog with a baby in its mouth. (Credit: D. Sarille) The Rheobatrachus silus frog has been extinct since 1983. This unusual Australian creature was known for swallowing its eggs and then releasing the young from its mouth. That's way.....»»
Frog that Gave Birth Through Its Mouth Near Revival
Scientists have revived the genome of an extinct Australian frog that gave birth through its mouth. ->.....»»
The internet of weird things at SXSW: smart porta potties, light books and a robot zen gardener
At the official kick-off party for SXSW, Frog Design created an installation around unusual objects embedded with technology, creating an Internet of truly weird things.Sometimes the internet of things is just there to mess with you. At the official openi.....»»
Is Grumpy Grandma the New Grumpy Cat?
We've all seen how annoyed Grumpy Cat is, but there seems to be a new miffed Internet celeb on the horizon: Grumpy Grandma. This ol' gal's expression makes the cat look positively delighted. She just doesn't seem to be enjoying the activities The Frog.....»»
Weird Science finds that murderous necrophiliac frogs make great dads
And those frogs might not care where their eyes end up. Aurich Lawson If you're going to kill your partner, you don't want to waste all the energy you put into courtship. Say you're a frog. It's that time of year. You.....»»
Golden Frog VyprVPN
The security of a VPN (Virtual Private Network) is usually seen as a perk for business users. Golden Frog's VyprVPN puts the same protection in the hands of consumers......»»
