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Deer Creek Fire Utah vortex
Deer Creek Fire in La Sal, Utah vortex A ton of online video The best video but I can’t find it off meta. I’ve seen many firenados (vortex) in my 32-year career as a Wildland Firefighter. I’ve even captured a few on video. But, damn this absolutely takes the cake. Mother Nature is pissed in …
The Pale
Land ownerships in Ireland in 1450. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ireland_1450.png The pale as in beyond the pale. It can take a lifetime to figure common things out.
Denisovan Shakeup.
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.