At the Calaveras County Jumping Frog Jubilee in California — made famous in Mark Twain’s short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” — three researchers discovered potential flaws in ...

BREAKING: ICE fatally shoots Minneapolis driver | Nick Reiner’s lawyer withdraws from case news Alerts There are no new alerts at this time When Mark Twain authored "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of ...

The Calaveras County Jumping Frog Jubilee has entered the scientific record. Experienced bullfrog "jockeys" at the event routinely get their frogs to jump much farther than researchers had ever ...

Every year about this time, Lee Giudici starts to wonder: Will Rosie the Ribiter be dethroned this time? Rosie, a female bullfrog, and Giudici of Los Altos still hold the world record in the ...

Scientists have long thought that bullfrogs generally can’t jump more than a meter. Turns out they were wrong -- which they learned only after leaving the lab and heading to California to witness a ...

Jumping frogs and carnival rides will return to Calaveras County this weekend for the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee. This year’s theme is “Gold Pans and Cattle Brands.” ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. - With five generations of frog jumping enthusiasts, one Bay Area family is gearing up to compete in this weekend's Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee. It's a contest for ...