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NEWS ABOUT: frogs

frogs stories: 16 news summaries

 Soda Drinker Finds
Frog in His Throat

Hopping mad couple want apology, compensation from Pepsi

Sep 3, 09 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Florida man who found a frog in his can of Diet Pepsi wants the company to jump forward with an apology, CNN reports. The man started gagging after taking a swig from the can, his wife says, and found something heavy remained inside the can after he emptied it... More »

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FDA • Pepsi • contamination • frogs • soft drinks

(Newser) - A frog that changes colors from white to green to gold is being worshiped as a god in India, reports the Telegraph. The creature was discovered in a flower garden and has drawn hundreds of worshippers to its home in western India. "It seemed like a miracle to me... More »

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India • God • worshippers • frogs • miracle

(Newser) - Scientists are airlifting dozens of mountain chicken frogs off their Montserrat island home to save them from the deadly fungus overtaking their habitat, the AP reports. The 2-pound frogs are endangered, in part because locals once ate them as a delicacy. The frog is said to taste like—what else?—... More »

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Caribbean • frogs • endangered • Montserrat Island • mountain chicken frog

Greenies Push Safe Froggy Sex With Hook-Up Pad

Frog Hotel to protect mating amphibians from predators

Mar 22, 09 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Frogs have a new reason to leap for joy: a hotel specially designed to allow them to mate in peace and safety, NPR reports. Scottish environmentalists opened the Frog Hotel two weeks ago to protect the amphibians from predators. Frogs “are slowly coming out of hibernation, and the first... More »

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environment • Scotland • frogs • Edinburgh • animal

 Frog Pizza Storms London 

'The Hopper' has UK animal activists croaking mad

Oct 16, 08 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - London restaurant chain Eco has animal-rights activists hopping mad over its newest pizza, the Sun reports. Called “The Hopper,” the pie contains 8 frogs legs with capers and anchovies. British group Animal Aid is urging a boycott of Eco because harvesters of frogs’ legs usually cut them off... More »

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food • fast food • frogs • pizza • Britain • amphibians

 Half of Europe's Frog
Species May Croak

Habitat loss, climate change, disease likely to wipe out amphibian species

Sep 26, 08 3:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Half of all of Europe's amphibian species could be doomed to extinction within the next few decades, scientists warn. Habitat loss and climate change are already wiping out huge numbers of frogs, toads, newts and salamanders, the Independent reports. The situation has been exacerbated by a skin disease that has... More »

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climate change • endangered species • Europe • wildlife • extinction • frogs • salamanders • amphibians • Zoological Society of London

Even Toughest Toads Are Being Unmanned

Clues to sex-change mystery could explain amphibian decline

Jul 13, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The mystery of the hermaphrodite toads may be solved: Researchers have found that various chemicals used in farming are linked to sex changes in certain amphibian species, the Independent reports. In a population of cane toads, 40% of males had developed feminine coloring and ovaries, and an additional 20% had... More »

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endangered species • farming • chemicals • extinction • frogs • hermaphrodite • sex change • amphibians

Biology Class Is No Cut-Up for US Kids

More pupils duck dissections by doing them virtually

Jun 1, 08 7:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - More biology students are ducking icky frog and fetal pig dissections by doing them on computers, the AP reports. Animal rights activists, thrilled that 14 states let kids skip dissections, are helping get the interactive programs to schools. One West Virginia group donated software to a high school that spends... More »

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high school • animal rights • frogs • virtual imaging • computer • dissection

Toad Venom Aphrodisiac
Kills NYC Man  

'There is no safe way to use' love drug that upsets heart rhythms

May 23, 08 9:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York City officials warned people today to avoid a toad venom-based aphrodisiac that recently killed a man, the AP reports. The illegal love drug, often sold as Jamaican Stone or Chinese Rock, is harmful whether ingested or applied to the skin. "There is no definitely safe way to... More »

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New York City • public health • frogs • accidental death • aphrodisiacs • toad venom • resin

 Endangered
 Frogs Find
 Their Noah 

Amphibian Ark project aims to save 500 imperiled species

May 12, 08 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Half of all frog species are in danger of extinction, and conservationists are taking a page from the Bible in working to preserve them. A program called Amphibian Ark has named 2008 the Year of the Frog, and is working with zoos to harbor endangered species, including some that have... More »

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endangered species • zoo • extinction • frogs • amphibians • habitat

Frogs Offer Hope to Diabetics

'Shrinking' amphibian's skin holds key to new treatment alternatives

Mar 3, 08 1:15 PM CST
(Newser) - A frog that lives in the Amazon secretes a substance that stimulates insulin release in humans, offering new hope to diabetics, the BBC reports. The South American shrinking frog, which grows smaller as it ages, produces pseudin-2 through its slimy skin. A synthetic version of the peptide worked even better... More »

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obesity • diabetes • frogs • insulin • type 2 diabetes • tadpole • Universtiy of Ulster • United Arab Emirates University • pseudin-2 • blood glucose

Zoos Leap Into Year of Frog

Activists bring attention to decline of amphibians

Feb 29, 08 9:23 AM CST
(Newser) - How could any zoo resist? Leap Day, in the Year of the Frog, is being celebrated by zoos and conservationists everywhere as the perfect time to draw attention to the plight of amphibians. "We want to get people talking about frogs and thinking about them," said one zookeeper.... More »

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endangered species • environment • zoo • zookeeper • frogs • leap year • Year of the Frog • amnphibians

'Frog From Hell' Fossil Turns up in Madagascar

'Beelzebufo' munched on baby dinosaurs

Feb 19, 08 3:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Fossil hunters digging in Madagascar have discovered a 70 million-year-old, 10 pound ancestor of the horned frog. Over twice as large as its modern-day descendants, the  "slightly squashed beach-ball" shaped creature probably lunched on small lizards and baby dinosaurs, and has earned the charming nicknames "frog from hell"... More »

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paleontology • fossil • dinosaur • frogs • scientific discoveries • continents • Cretaceous Period • animal

Scientists Make It Easier Being Green

In breakthrough, antibiotic stops fungus that's killing amphibians

Oct 29, 07 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have stumbled on a cure for the deadly fungus that is decimating the world's amphibian population. New Zealand researchers say an antibiotic used as an eye ointment for humans kills the fungus, which is blamed for the extinction of 40 species since 1980. Researchers dunked frogs in a solution... More »

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New Zealand • fungus • frogs • amphibians

Sprouting Eyes in Petri Dishes

Research that gave tadpoles a third eye could be boon for human sight

Oct 24, 07 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lab fluke that resulted in tadpoles growing third eyeballs could be a major boon for human sight, leading to replacement optic parts or even whole eyes grown in petri dishes. A recent research project accidentally happened upon a trigger for eye formation in frogs—a nitrogen-bearing molecule—that may... More »

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stem cell research • genes • frogs • eyes

Stranded by War, Forest Yields Treasures

Remote, unspoiled region of Congo conceals 6 new species

Aug 8, 07 6:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have discovered six animal species in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, an area closed to scientists for nearly 50 years. The region is rich in biodiversity, Reuters reports, and beyond the bat, rodents, frogs, and shrews found on a brief trip this past winter, the... More »

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ecology • wildlife • Democratic Republic of Congo • species • frogs • bats • animal

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