The big take away. They may be closer to us than Neanderthals. The above diagram of our family tree comes from a new article in New Scientist. Here’s a compilation of some excerpts from this article: >> Until recently, we had no idea what Denisovans looked like. Now that has changed, thanks to a 146,000-year-old …
Golden Penguins
A penguin that looks like it traded its tuxedo for a shimmering coat of gold? Yes, it exists. And no, it is not photoshopped. Wildlife photographers have spotted an incredibly rare king penguin with glowing golden feathers, and it is turning heads in the animal world. This is not just a fancy fashion choice. …
Spirulina, wonder food?
Spirulina was a staple food and a source of protein in the Mexica diet, specifically Arthrospira maxima and Arthrospira platensis, a tiny aquatic plant considered the world’s healthiest superfood due to its exceptional nutritional value. This edible blue-green algae found in Lake Texcoco produces 15 times more protein per acre than soybeans, 35 times more …
US Jaguar #4
New Arizona jaguar sightings a ‘positive sign’ despite border wall, UA researchers say
South American dogs arrived between 7,000 and 5,000 years ago
Dogs were introduced to North America during the early peopling of the continent. But to date, it is unclear when dogs reached Central and South America. In this paper, researchers produced and analysed 70 mitochondrial genomes that shed new light on the timing of dog introduction to Central and South America. They show that …
Guns vs Education
People who are likely to own guns (top) vs people who are likely to graduate college (bottom)
Backwards Waterfall Drone Footage
Amazing backwards waterfall drone footage! I think I saw once that sometimes Angel Falls, the highest in the world, has water that never makes it to the ground due to wind.
High-entropy nanoribbons
High-entropy materials follow the same principle. “Most materials are made primarily from one or two elements, but high-entropy materials combine five or more elements in roughly equal proportions,” explained Salehi-Khojin. “This even distribution leads to a highly disordered atomic structure—what scientists call ‘high entropy’—which can enhance the material’s strength, resistance to heat, and ability to …
Indiana Jughead
Throw back to the Indiana “propane buck” I was fortunate to capture just a few days before my neighbor took him on Nov 4th 2018 still holding the propane tank I had hundreds of pictures of this buck all through the summer months eating my food plots just about daily And yes that’s my …
Sci-Fi : Fiction and Reality
Research demonstrated that lichen found in the Mojave Desert survived for three months under levels of solar radiation previously considered lethal. The common lichen, Clavascidium lacinulatum, was injured, but able to recover and replicate. The results show that photosynthetic life may be possible on planets exposed to intense solar radiation. Desert lichen offers new evidence for the possibility …