Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Nearly Extinct California Frog Rediscovered

(LiveScience) For the first time in nearly 50 years, a population of a nearly extinct type of frog has been rediscovered in Cali-fornia’s San Bernardino Nation-al Forest. The rare mountain yellow-legged frog was re-found when biologists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and scientists from the San Diego Natural History Museum retraced a 1908 expedition through the San Jacinto Wilderness near Idyllwild. Scientists hope that this rediscovery, along with captive breeding and efforts to restore frog habitat, bodes well for the future of the amphibian. More>>

Odds of an Earth impact
The environment may recover, but will Earth survive? (Yes! The environment is in much more danger). Only one object in space poses a serious threat of hitting our planet. Strike like 150 mil tons of TNT