“Dog” by artist Diego De La Rosa. oil on panel, 10 x 8 inches 2022. This Venezuelan dog. The dog is a powerful symbol of struggle, perseverance, and resilience particularly in the face of social and political hardship. The artist often depicts stray dogs, drawing parallels between their survival on the streets and the challenges faced …
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta employees turned their attention to Library Genesis, or LibGen, one of the largest of the pirated libraries that circulate online. It currently contains more than 7.5 million books and 81 million research papers. Eventually, the team at Meta got permission from “MZ”—an apparent reference to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg—to download and use the data set. The …
Bee Feed
To validate the efficacy of the new food source under real-world conditions, WSU conducted field trials with nutritionally stressed colonies in blueberry and sunflower fields, both known for poor pollen quality for bees. Compared to colonies receiving standard commercial feed or no supplementation, those fed the new food source thrived, demonstrating increased survival and colony growth. “Some …
Surprised where this was.
A good video on Facebook of an eagle and horse. This should be mandatory procedure. But I live in a ”Red Tape State” and a Crony Capitalism Province so not happening… The same site had this reference. It mentions Lauren, a friend of Steve’s.
José María Velasco Gómez, Mexican Virtuoso
His painting El valle de México is considered Velasco’s masterpiece, of which he created seven different renditions. José María Velasco Gómez New to me and hard to find good images of his work but I like them. More art
Bruno Liljefors, Falcon and Mallards, A peregrine among thousands, Yard Eagle
If you’re in the Kansas City area, be sure to check out “Survival of the Fittest” on view now at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art! Comprised of masterworks from the National Museum of Wildlife Art and the Rijksmuseum Twenthe, this is the final stop of this touring exhibition before the works return home! Bruno …
The Colossal Squid
The colossal squid was first described in 1925 based on specimens from the stomach of a commercially hunted sperm whale. A century later, an international voyage captured the first confirmed video of this species in its natural habitat—a 30-centimeter juvenile, at a depth of 600 meters near the South Sandwich Islands. The colossal squid is …
Stunning Sunset Shots on the Moon, Firefly
Firefly’s Blue Ghost landed on the moon on March 2, the first private spacecraft to touch down upright and perform its entire mission. It kept taking pictures and collecting science data five hours into the lunar night before it died for lack of solar energy. Blue Ghost lander captures stunning sunset shots on the moon before falling silent Nothing …
Dogs’ noses decoded: Optical sensor unveils canine brain’s olfactory prowess
A pioneering study investigating the brain activity of dogs during scent detection has unveiled crucial insights into their remarkable olfactory capabilities. Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have developed an optical sensor capable of remote sensing dogs’ brain activity in three key regions—the olfactory bulb, hippocampus, and amygdala—that play a critical role in how dogs distinguish between …
Detectorists
However, we wouldn’t know about any of this if it hadn’t been for the decision of metal detectorist Peter Heads to resist unearthing the hoard himself. On making the discovery in December 2021, Heads immediately contacted archaeologists at Durham University, setting in motion a textbook example of proper archaeological practice. This allowed crucial contextual information …