The Deccan Traps post Source of the massive extinction of species in the late Cretaceous They claim clear evidence that it was not the Deccan Traps but a meteor. We will see. These things can be refuted for years.
Month: September 2021
Ancient-native-americans-were-among-world-s-first-coppersmiths
native-americans-were-among-world-s-first-coppersmiths I saw the article above and laughed. It reminded me of this TV psuedo doc, Great Lakes Copper Heist. The premise was that since copper was mined by First Nations peoples they were trading it to ancient Greeks, who were rowing across the Atlantic and into the Great Lakes for it. Natives were not …
complete-birds-of-the-world
Book : complete-birds-of-the-world An ambitious book.
Cougar Origins
Cougars (Puma concolor) Control Feral Horse (Equus caballus) Populations in Some Environments “Incidentally, the Pleistocene cougars that lived in North America were not directly ancestral to cougars that live on this continent now. They were an extinct ecomorph that grew slightly larger than modern cougars and may have had spotted fur. According to genetic evidence, …
Life-sized camel carvings
Pic Source life-sized-camel-northern-arabia “the data indicates that the sculptures were made with stone tools during the 6th millennium BCE.” The camel thing is interesting as is this superb giraffe rock art. From facebook but I forget the context . West african? Ancient?
DNA Advances
DNA Advance This technique is about a hundred times faster than current state-of-the-art approaches and uses one-fifth the resources. Scientists are vacuuming eDNA from the air Analyzing DNA in soil could be an effective way of tracking animals I quess, you could see these coming but it is still remarkable. It reminds me of Gattaca, …
Ranch Land Eco Innovations
Pic for attention. Ranch Land Eco Innovations A really good update on it. Despite the title, not much to do with bison.
FLAMINGO ART
Source FLAMINGO ART Giant flamingo sculpture coming to Tampa International Airport in the Spring of 2022 based on an actual underwater picture of a foraging flamingo. A lot of public art leaves me unimpressed but this is a cool idea. I love the water dappled light on the floor.
some serious protein
Alaskan sockeye 10 million more than expected. That is some serious protein. Compared to our empty rivers here it is a miracle. “Just because the habitat doesn’t have fish in it now doesn’t mean it’s not holding the potential for fish in the future.” The big take away and hope. A good piece.
Fly Fishing Movie, not that one a new one
Fly Fishing Movie How good? I am not hopeful but we will see.