From the forests of Puerto Rico to the jungles of Central America to the high Sierras of the American West, the world’s frogs are mysteriously vanishing. Experts believe that as many as one-third to one-half of the planet’s 5,743 known amphibian species are in danger of disappearing — victims of the most significant mass extinction since the dinosaurs.
THE VANISHING FROG, a new documentary from Animal Planet in partnership with The Clorox Company, sends Jeff Corwin on an international mission to uncover clues about the frogs’ deadly plight.

Cape Cod, Mass. is a high-profile vacation spot but a controversial energy proposal may be approved. As Priya David reports, the construction of high-standing windmills has many up in arms.

I found a really cool link to some amazing research that the local news has been doing in Charleston, South Carolina. It seems that Local News 4 Charleston has been taking the lead from Discovery Channels, Dirty Jobs and checking out the Dirty Jobs of the Low Country, as areas of Savannah, GA and South Carolina are refer erred to.
Watch the video below as Local News 4 visit’s the Charleston Water System’s Plum Island Water Treatment plant, where they take the raw sewage from the Charleston area, downtown and area adjacent to make clean water.

From the forests of Puerto Rico to the jungles of Central America to the high Sierras of the American West, the world’s frogs are mysteriously vanishing. Experts believe that as many as one-third to one-half of the planet’s 5,743 known amphibian species are in danger of disappearing — victims of the most significant mass extinction since the dinosaurs.
Why are amphibians in such dire straits? And how can we take action to save them? THE VANISHING FROG, a new documentary from Animal Planet in partnership with The Clorox Company, sends Jeff Corwin on an international mission to uncover clues about the …read more

Every wondered about the science behind the JKF assassination? Well it seems like the guys over at Discovery have been thinking long and hard about this and marking the 45th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Discovery Channel examines that fateful day in Dallas.
The documentary uses modern blood spatter analysis, new artificial human body surrogates, and 3-D computer simulations to then determine where the shot occurred. According to the documentary, the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository was the most likely origin of the shot that killed the 35th president of the United States.
“The question …read more

In August, after the Obamas first said they were considering getting a dog, more than 42,000 Americans cast their vote in an American Kennel Club poll to suggest the right breed for the family.
The poodle was chosen from five hypoallergenic breeds. (Malia suffers from allergies. A Portuguese Water Dog also passes the allergy test.)
Claire McLean, founder of the Presidential Pet Museum, part of Presidents Park in Williamsburg, Va doesn’t think a poodle is a good choice.
“It’s one of the most popular breeds, yes, but it’s a snob dog. I don’t think it’s right for them.”
But Lisa Peterson of the Kennel …read more

Living With the Wolfman (Animal Planet)  Episode 1.01 "Part of the Pack / Helen meets Matsi"Original Air Date: October 21, 2008
Shaun Ellis is the Wolfman. He’s dedicated his life to understanding wolf behavior, in order to protect these persecuted predators. But Shaun isn’t just an observer. To learn their inner most secrets, he’s joined a pack.
Now Shaun has a new challenge. After years on the fringes, girlfriend Helen Jeffs wants to join his pack and his mission. It’ll mean a complete life change. She’ll have to ditch her beloved lemon drizzle cake and eat meat, meat and more meat …read more

On October 7th Discovery Channel premiered the original series, Iditarod, which is the historic 1,150 mile sled dog race over some of the world’s most beautiful – and most challenging – terrain was documented from beginning to end through the eyes of the men and women who dared to take on the monumental challenge.
Well it seems Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin has also had her hand in this historic race. Her husband Todd Palin was the 2000 and 2002 champion of the race. He races in the Tesoro Iron Dog, the longest snowmobile race in the world. The race runs from …read more

Calling the MythBusters YouTube community… submit your myth to Adam and Jamie for the NEXT viral video episode, coming in 2009!
Tell us which YouTube videos you’d like to see debunked by posting the USERNAME and TITLE of the video in the comments section. Or post them as a video response and tell us what you’d like to see Adam and Jamie tackle next.
If you want to submit a clip to be considered for testing on MythBusters, please make sure to review these terms first:
Do not do anything reckless, dangerous or illegal in the preparation of your clip.
Do not do or …read more

This fall, Animal Planet will be airing a documentary from biologist Jeff Corwin called The Vanishing Frog.
You can find out more at www.savethefrog.com, a Web site created by the Amphibian Ark and The Clorox Company dedicated to increasing awareness of the amphibian extinction crisis.
Recently, Corwin visited Kings Canyon in the Sierra Nevadas where he met with biologist Vance Vredenburg to learn more about the California yellow-legged frog.
Watch below as Corwin explains the importance of amphibian existence.