The frogs can puncture their own skin with sharp bones in their toes that they then use to claw their attackers, David Blackburn and colleagues at Harvard University reported.”It’s surprising enough to find a frog with claws
“These nodules are also closely connected to the surrounding skin by dense networks of collagen,” Blackburn said. “It appears they hold the skin in place relative to these claw-like bones, such that when the frog flexes a…
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By Lizbeth Diaz TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - U.S. motorists are risking rampant drug violence in Mexico to drive over the border and fill their tanks with cheap Mexican fuel, some even coming to blows over gas shortages and long queues. The gap…
“It's worth taking the risk even with the violence,” said a retired California engineer named Terry, who declined to give his surname, as he filled his red Ford pick-up truck in Tijuana, over the border from San Diego. “I…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) — Five Europeans rescued Saturday after an Indonesia diving trip went wrong had to fight off a Komodo dragon while they were waiting to be found, according to reports.
They were one of two groups of divers who entered the water off Komodo National Park on Thursday and were supposed to be gone for an hour, said an employee of the dive company, Reef Seekers. The second group came back after the hour passed, but…
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Despite getting beat in a game of pick-up basketball, Hillary Clinton refused to admit defeat and wouldn’t leave the court.
8 minutes later, the teams were neck and neck in a 14-14 shootout. After another Clinton turnover, McAuliffe once again found himself with an opportunity to make history. He passed the ball into the post, and the ball was passed right back to…
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All Becky Hammon wanted to do was play in the Olympics. However, the US Olympic team didn't want her, so she turned to Russia. She has no Russian ancestry, and had never even been there until she signed up to play basketball there last year. She will be suiting up for the Russian team in Beijing this summer. Does this make her a traitor?
If it was war, would she fight for the US or would she cop out with her God loves Russia just as much as America rationale? If it was war, would we even be able to fight it due to us selling off our assets and being in debt to foreign countries…
18% of school children who took part in two health surveys carried out a year apart admitted they had eating problems. Students who had ongoing eating problems were more likely to report multiple psychological problems and health complaints.
"Our study backs up previous research that shows that eating problems often fluctuate in children of this age and in 50 to 60% of cases last about one to two years" says Lea Hautala. "However in ten per cent of cases…
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Shia LaBeouf and Andy Samberg present: Dress shirt, black socks, no pants… the best look in the world.
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Some two dozen patrons at a local Chili’s Grill & Bar were reportedly transfixed Tuesday when a sizzling order of chicken fajitas was carried across the dining room. According to witnesses, the fajitas?a staple of the popular restaurant chain’s menu?sizzled for all 14 seconds of the plate’s transport across the room.
“I don't actually like fajitas that much,” said 39-year-old Sam Weber, who was among those to order the fajitas. “They can be a hassle because you have to worry about not putting too much meat and vegetables in one…
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Britney Spears is not yet fit to participate in court proceedings in her conservatorship case, her lawyer told a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner Thursday.
The 26-year-old singer and her estate have been under the conservatorship of her father for four months. E-mail to a friend Share this on: Mixx Digg Facebook del.icio.us reddit StumbleUpon Myspace | Mixx it | Share
Germany has a string of cities that take one through the entire digestive tract: Essen (eat), Darmstadt (intestine city), and Pforzheim (which is close enough to the German word for “fart” to make it a punch line).
REUTERS Question 1 of 10Imagine you are an exchange student in Germany. You've just arrived at your host family's place just north of Frankfurt and you write home to your friends to tell them where you live. Which of the following could be…
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