Pepe the Frog ended up as the darling of both anarchists and the alt-right. A documentary tells the surprising true story of the super-meme and its creator Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833050-400-feels-good-man-review-reclaiming-pepe-the-frog-from-the-alt-right/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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The Blurred Lines and Closed Loops of Google Search
Early this year, Google pushed out a seemingly tiny tweak to how it displays search ads for desktop computers. From a report: Previously, the search engine had marked paid results with the word “Ad” in a green box, tucked beneath the headline next to a matching green display URL. Now, all of a sudden, the “Ad” and the URL shifted above…
Male Brazilian frog stays loyal to two females during breeding season
The males of a Brazilian frog species is the first amphibian known to stay faithful to two females throughout its breeding season, replicating a style of mating seen in mammals Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2251718-male-brazilian-frog-stays-loyal-to-two-females-during-breeding-season/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Ingested beetle escapes out of frog’s posterior
A bizarre experiment has demonstrated how one aquatic beetle can survive being swallowed up by a frog. Being eaten by a frog would seem to be a death … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/338663/ingested-beetle-escapes-out-of-frogs-posterior…
After being swallowed alive, water beetle stages ‘backdoor’ escape from frog’s gut
An aquatic beetle species takes unusual action to escape digestion after being swallowed by frogs. Source: https://www.livescience.com/beetle-escape-frog-butt.html
Why Glass Frogs Have See-Through Skin Becomes Clear In Study
The mystery of why glass frogs have see-through skin has been solved, scientists say: the unusual feature is a type of camouflage. The Guardian reports: Glass frogs are found in tropical Central and South America, and get their name from their skin. However, the frogs are not truly transparent but translucent, with the skin on their backs typically a vivid green…
Scientists Create ‘Xenobots’ — Virtual Creatures Brought to Life
“If the last few decades of progress in artificial intelligence and in molecular biology hooked up, their love child — a class of life unlike anything that has ever lived — might resemble the dark specks doing lazy laps around a petri dish in a laboratory at Tufts University.” The New York Times reports on a mind-boggling living machine that’s programmable…
Live tree frog is found inside a green pepper
An unsuspecting amphibian recently found itself at the center of a very peculiar mystery in Quebec, Canada. When Nicole Gagnon sliced open a fresh gre… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/334682/live-tree-frog-is-found-inside-a-green-pepper…
World’s First ‘Living Machine’ Created Using Frog Cells and Artificial Intelligence
Scientists used computer algorithms to “evolve” an organism that’s made of 100% frog DNA — but it isn’t a frog. Source: https://www.livescience.com/frogbots-living-robots.html
Pink mouse and pop-eyed frog were ‘made up’
Every now and again, someone manages to sneak a fictitious species into a distinguished scientific journal. With an aim to further the progress of sci… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/333727/pink-mouse-and-pop-eyed-frog-were-made-up…