I predicted this

 

Have you seen Fool Me Once, the Netflix limited series adaptation of a mystery novel?  If so, then you know. If not, then I recommend it.

For two reasons.

1. It's a great story.

2. Michelle Keegan.

I have sung the praises of Michelle for years, as a quick search on my blog will indicate. There are lots of posts. I will highlight one.

She will enter the world consciousness pretty soon

"Because the more the world finds out about Michelle, the more people (by that I mainly mean males), will want to watch."

It took somewhat longer than I thought it would. But now you can read this:

Michelle Keegan has caught the eye of Hollywood film bosses in Netflix series Fool Me Once and is set to land blockbuster movie role

"A source told MailOnline: 'The response to Fool Me Once has been overwhelming.

'The phone calls and offers have been coming in from Hollywood film executives, it's different to anything Michelle has experienced before.

'Netflix is a global platform and the show has given her the opportunity to shine.

'Her career has already been a success but now her star is rising, everyone can feel that this is the beginning of something special."

And I predicted that.

I have a somewhat fanciful idea about this, too, which I hope to write up soon. It'll be fun, but I'm also semi-serious.

Meanwhile, I'll share how she looked in some of the looks she wore. They didn't overplay her figure (there was one very mild beach scene), but they didn't underplay it, either.

But still, she could have had one scene in a nightgown, though. I mean, c'mon, it's Michelle Keegan!

Another "what could go wrong?" idea

 

Certainly, there are bad ideas in science. Things blow up in the laboratory, deadly viruses escape (no, not really), climbing a volcano when it's active, fertilizing the ocean with iron filings ... it's a long list.

How about drilling into an active magma chamber (i.e., one that's filled with molten magma).

Journey to the centre of the Earth: Scientists reveal ambitious plans to drill a tunnel into a volcano's magma chamber - and claim it could unleash UNLIMITED energy

"Despite magma's extreme heat – between up to 2,372°F (1,300°C) – experts insist it's safe and won't trigger another disastrous volcanic eruption in the country.

'It's the first journey to the centre of the Earth,' said project manager Björn Þór Guðmundsson."

No, despite Iceland's recent eruption on the boundaries of Grindavik, Iceland is proposing to open a conduit right down into the depths of Hell.  Or something close to that.

Not only that, they're going to do it on top of Krafla -- one of Iceland's more active, which is a bit tardy in producing its next eruption.

Well, OK, there's already a geothermal plant there. Presumably not near the likely places for Krafla's next performance.

For more on that: Krafla eruption, 1975-1984

Here's a scene from that sequence, Snagaborgir craters during the eruption of July 1980.

Yes, everything is perfectly fine.  Nothing to see here.

Lighthouse of the Week, January 21-27, 2024: Wind Point Lighthouse, Wisconsin, USA

 

I've been to Wisconsin a few times, and I've also featured lighthouses from Wisconsin several times as Lighthouses of the Week. However, I just discovered this lighthouse, and though I've been close to it, I never knew it existed.

It's near Racine, which means it's also near the border of Illinois and Wisconsin (but not as close as Kenosha).  Let's zoom in on that.

This lighthouse is one that has it's own website:  Wind Point Lighthouse

There's a long description to extract from the Lighthouse Directory on this one.  Read on below.

"1880 (O.M. Poe). Active; focal plane 111 ft (34 m); white flash every 20 s. 108 ft (33 m) round brick tower with lantern and gallery, VRB-25 lens. Lighthouse painted white, lantern and gallery black. The 1-1/2 story brick keeper's house is occupied by resident caretakers, but part of the building is used as a town meeting hall. The original 3rd order Fresnel lens is on display. Brick fog signal building (1900) including the twin diaphone horns."

Lots of pictures (and lots of art, too) of this lighthouse, so it wasn't hard to find five.

Sweet comment

 

There's a lot coming up in a few weeks. One notable event will be the consideration by the Supreme Court of Donald Trump's eligibility to hold office, including the office of the President of the United States. after fomenting and participating in an insurrection. There's no doubt that he did (legally proven and supported) and thus should be disqualified under the 14th Amendment. The biased SCOTUS will probably figure out some illegitimate way to keep him on the ballot, though.

On this subject, the Washington Post had an editorial, and a great comment within it.

Yes, Trump should be removed from the ballot

"Even if you think democracy is mostly about elections, you can’t support having Trump as president again, because he only supports elections if he is declared the winner."

I agree with this

 

Following the resignation of the University of Pennsylvania president and the Harvard president after their congressional testimony regarding protests and anti-semitism on campus (though let's note that there was more to the resignation of the Harvard president than just that), the chairman of the Board of Trustees of UPenn, Scott Bok, resigned too.  He wrote an editorial for the Philadelphia Inquirer, but that requires a subscription anywhere I could find it.  Instead of that, I'll provide a Daily Mail article about it, and a video.

On that point, I agree with what he said. Unless you're actually willing to be on the Board of Trustees or in a similar position, whether or not you give a big or small donation to a university shouldn't allow you to influence the university's policy just because you're a donor. 

It's almost like saying you should have a say in how someone lives their lifestyle if you happen to donate a pint of blood to them. You made the choice to donate blood, but it's not up to you who gets it and how they live after that. 

Ousted UPenn board chair Scott Bok says donors should not have 'a loud voice on how universities are run' after college president Liz Magill quit over anti-Semitism outrage

She's mad fit

 

Keeley Hazell has changed over the years, but one thing hasn't changed - she's hot and pretty, and that makes her enjoyable to contemplate in the visual mode.

Ted Lasso star Keeley Hazell struggles to contain her assets in a crochet bikini top after sharing some very sexy holiday snaps

As the 2023-2024 NFL playoffs progress

 

They've called this past (nearly completed) NFL season "the season of the backup quarterback". That's due to all the injuries to high-level starting quarterbacks.  And as this Washington Post article discusses, the evolution of the game to where offense is heavily dominated by passing, combined with an increase in both the speed and size of pass rushers, makes injuries to quarterbacks inevitable. 

Not mentioned is injuries to both defensive backs and receivers due to more pass receptions followed by high-speed, high-impact tackles. But that's another problem.

I may not live to see it, but given some of the changes already occurring at the youth football level (with California moving to end tackle football for younger players), I could predict that in 20-25 years, tackle football will be largely extinct in favor of flag football -- already being played by women. And one upside of this evolution would be a return to the running game!

These backup QB stories have been fun, but it’s starting to hurt

"With offensive lines laboring to block an abundance of wondrously athletic pass rushers, the NFL seems to have completed a shift from an era of offensive fireworks to a grim reality that defenses are prepared to make quarterbacks pay for being so reliant on the pass."

Ooof.

FOIA this

 

This should be on/in the public record.  If only to expose the hypocrisy (but it's OK if more gets exposed).

Report: Police find a second sex video of Moms for Liberty co-founder

"According to the Florida Center for Government Accountability, the second video was obtained during a search of Christian Ziegler’s cell phone and Google account, and will not be released to the public. It is not known whether this video involves the same woman who filed the complaint against Christian Ziegler."

And there's always AI.  Start here:

Lighthouse of the Week, January 14-20, 2024: Burntcoat Head Lighthouse, Nova Scotia, Canada

 

This lighthouse is on a famous body of water. If you haven't heard of the Bay of Fundy or the Minas Basin, then simply put, it's the location of the highest tides in the world. And Burntcoat Head is one of the most scenic locations in the Minas Basin.

It has a webcam (which I think might be located on the lighthouse, actually). 

Nova Scotia Webcams - Burntcoat Head

And it has a lighthouse, too. 

So where is this place?  Right here (zoom out for even more location information)

Before the information from the Lighthouse Directory, Lighthouse Friends also has a page about this lighthouse.

Now, let's find out about the lighthouse.

"1995 replica of 1913 lighthouse. Station established 1859, inactive since the mid 1970s. Octagonal lantern and gallery centered on the roof of a square 2-story wood keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white, light tower and lantern red. ... The original lighthouse was deactivated and demolished in 1972. It was replaced by a skeletal tower, which was deactivated several years later. The replica was built in 1994 from the original blueprints."

 Three pictures are below.

Do we really need bad news this bad?

 

There's the bad news, and then there's the worse bad news.

This is the latter.

Mass deaths of elephant seals recorded as bird flu sweeps across the Antarctic

Researchers warn of one of ‘largest ecological disasters of modern times’ if the highly contagious disease reaches penguin colonies

Really.  Of course, there's always the chance, though low, this could jump into human populations.

"The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research said recently: “Given the dense breeding colonies of wildlife in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions, HPAI is expected to have devastating impacts on the wildlife and to lead to catastrophic breeding failure and mortality events in the region.”

The virus has killed an estimated 20,000 sea lions in Chile and Peru. Dewar said: “If we start to get outbreaks similar to what we’ve seen in South America that could have very big impacts. Emperor penguins and chinstrap penguins have been taking significant declines, so if we get large outbreaks in those species, that could cause further pressure on those colonies.”

Well, for one thing (and I mean this seriously), we need more bird doctors.

Looking for an iceberg

 

I recently read this article about a new big drifting iceberg in the Southern Ocean, and then I used a NASA tool to look for it.  There are a lot of clouds down there, but you can see it most days.  This particular day, December 20, there's a good look at the iceberg, and some interesting cloud patterns streaming to the east of the South Orkney Islands.

A City-Size Iceberg Is Moving Out of Antarctic Waters

"Scientists say it is currently the world’s biggest iceberg at 1,500 square miles. That’s about five times the land area of New York City. It’s also about 1,300 feet thick, roughly equivalent to the height of the Empire State Building."

So, starting at the left (west), there's the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, then the iceberg (A23a), and at top right (far east), the South Orkneys generate some herringbone clouds. Click on the picture to see a larger version, which is really good.

Voguing

 

Always like to keep track of what actress Malin Akerman is doing. Recently, she did a photoshoot for Vogue.

Malin Akerman reveals she is currently 'reinventing' herself and is living in her 'best era' as she poses for glamorous Vogue Scandinavia shoot

No, she's not retiring. 

Carping about the problem

 

Not very long ago, I wrote a post about recent concerns regarding feral goldfish in Minnesota lakes. 

The problem is, in part, that they aren't just in Minnesota lakes. They are also in the Great Lakes. As if those wondrous and huge bodies of freshwater didn't have enough problems to worry about (zebra and Quagga mussels, Asian carp (not there yet, but encroaching), sea lampreys, alewives) ... now they have to worry about giant goldfish.

Once They Were Pets. Now Giant Goldfish Are Menacing the Great Lakes.

"Nicholas Mandrak, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Toronto Scarborough, said that while goldfish were introduced to North America in the late 1800s, the wild population had begun to “dramatically increase” in the past two decades. Their spawning explosion, he said, resulted partly from people in densely-populated areas releasing pets in urban ponds."

Climate change may play a role, because of the goldfish’s capacity to adapt to warming and poorly oxygenated waters, he added.

“There are literally millions of goldfish in the Great Lakes, if not tens of millions,” Dr. Mandrak said."

Kill 'em and feed 'em to the fish

So study them!

 

The recent eruption in Iceland, where they study volcanoes a lot, underscored and emphasized the ongoing need for volcanology.  And this article shows that more work is needed, particularly volcanoes that might go "BOOM!" or might just cause a glacial flood into populated areas. 

Some High-Threat Volcanoes Are Severely Understudied

"For all these reasons, there is a stark lack of data on some of the most dangerous volcanoes in the United States and Canada, the researchers conclude. For example, very little is known about Mount Adams in southern Washington, which, the authors say, is “very concerning,” considering the volcano is classified as “high threat.” The same could be said of Glacier Peak, a little north of Adams, they note."

I hope Mount Adams at least stays picturesque, even if it does erupt.

Krispy Kreme donuts in Paris

 

This is just a great article.  Read and enjoy.

Hot Glazed Doughnuts on the Menu, and Parisians Can’t Get Enough

The arrival of Krispy Kreme in France is just the latest advance in a decades-long invasion by U.S. fast food in the land of Michelin chefs and long leisurely meals.

"The store, in a premium spot that Krispy Kreme took over from the French Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse [Editor's note: Sacre bleu!], will make 45,000 doughnuts a day. A dozen more sites will open in Paris in the next three months, Mr. Maizoué said, and Krispy Kreme doughnuts will be sold at dozens of French supermarkets."

It's been too long: Maura Higgins

 

Due to the ongoing coverage in the Daily Mail, British reality shows bring forth and features a fairly large number of young pretty women.  There's been 'Made in Chelsea', 'Love Island', 'The Only Way is Essex', 'The Great British Bake-Off', 'Strictly Come Dancing' (their version of 'Dancing with the Stars'), etc. 

In this article, I'm going to feature a lovely young woman named Maura Higgins. I've been meaning to do this for awhile, but other topics got in the way.

I first planned on featuring Maura after seeing this article (and especially the picture).

Maura Higgins shows off her washboard abs in a stylish red and white tracksuit as she steps out in London with a pal

I don't know who the guy is. Anyway, I particularly noted her slender vivacious feminine beauty, despite the fact that she was almost completely clothed.

This is not her normal state in a lot of pictures, as shall be shown forthwith.

In this article, she's wearing a dress that looks remarkably like a short nightgown. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Love Island's Maura Higgins puts on a leggy display in a white satin mini dress as she steps out at the PLT x Kappa Launch Party in California

New romance news, with a guy that knows he's got it good.  (Paparazzi dream about shots like this.)

EXCLUSIVE: Maura Higgins' new lover Bobby Holland Hanton is a divorced dad-of-one but his ex wife supports the romance even after THOSE photos of him sucking the Love Islander's toes

This one's a good look (if you like pearls). 

Maura Higgins puts on a VERY daring display in a daring cut out black gown at the NTAs - after pulling out of British Fashion Awards because her racy look wasn't 'appropriate' for A-list event

She is fit. Also partial to black-and-white ensembles, too. 

But seriously, she was on 'Love Island'.  And as the next few pictures attest, she belonged there.

Cheryl is coming back (as a singer and dancer)

 

Cheryl, after some ill-advised marriages (that were short) and relationships (that were also short, but resulted in a baby), then got back into a bit of stage acting, is now going to return, with her girl band Girls Aloud, in a reunion tour.

Seriously.

Now, there's no way possible that the tour would come to the USA. But maybe there will be a video.

Cheryl looks glamorous in a sheer white jumpsuit as she joins her Girls Aloud bandmates in new teaser video ahead of 2024 reunion tour

I couldn't find the video in the article, but I found this one, in case you want tickets. As I suspected, no dates in the USA.

One of the original five members, Sarah Harding, died from breast cancer in 2021.

As a longtime fan of tiling

 

Years and years ago, I was fascinated by an article about the Penrose tiles. It dates back to when Scientific American still had Martin Gardner writing a column called "Mathematical Games".  

It's listed here, along with some of the other great columns.

The Top 10 Martin Gardner Scientific American Articles

That article, however, doesn't link to the original article. But there's a long excerpt here.

That isn't the subject of this article, but tiling is. Because, in 2023, an amateur hobbyist discovered a single tile that tiles the plain non-periodically, essentially the ultimate prize in this particular pursuit. 

Wow!

Hobbyist Finds Math’s Elusive ‘Einstein’ Tile

Then he found another one.  They are called "the hat" and "the turtle". 

You can even get sets of them on Etsy already.

Best 2023 science images from Nature

 

Nature magazine provided a look at what it considers the best science images of 2023.

The best science images of 2023 – Nature’s picks

If you don't recognize what the picture below is depicting, you'll have to visit the article at the link;  I'm not going to tell you.

New view of the planet after Saturn

 

There's virtually no way to write a headline for a post about this planet without it sounding like a joke.  For example:

• New view of Uranus
• Uranus has moons and rings
• Uranus shines bright in new shot
• Taking a closer look at Uranus

See what I mean?  Hopeless.  Now, the Smithsonian did OK; I guess as long as you mention "telescope" in the same breath, it's not as bad.

See the James Webb Telescope’s Stunning New Image of Uranus With Its Rings and Moons Clearer Than Ever

It is a great set of images;  you can see all the rings around ... well, you know.

The Daily Mail provided a labeled image; I presume NASA provided it, but I couldn't find it directly from that source.

Now, the first part of the Daily Mail headline is a bit problematic:

See Uranus like never before

(No thanks.)

However, they follow it up with:

NASA releases a stunning photo of the planet showing its rings, moons, and storms in incredible detail

So that's not so bad. As long as it's about astronomy and not medicine, the headlines aren't so bad.  I just don't want to see "Detailed 3D images of Uranus reveal surprises" or something like that.

Parting shot:  after looking around accidentally, I found the labeled image. And it's a really good one.

Uranus Wide (Compass NIRCam Image)

(No snide remarks about something being wide, please.)

Do they have to mine right here?

 

Scientists from the University of Colorado - Boulder and Argentina recently discovered a previously unknown (at least to anybody living outside of the area, and not many people live there) system of hypersaline lagoons in the Argentinian high (12,000 feet plus) desert. And it's not just the lagoons that are previously undescribed -- they also host a population of stromatolites, which are one of the most primitive forms of life on Earth.  As you may know or may find out, they also might be the first kind of life that started living on this Earth.

That's pretty darned important, science-wise.  The problem is, they are on land slated for lithium mining. We know how much modern society needs lithium, and the demand is increasing as climate change gets worse.

This is, however, truly unique.  Can't Argentina set up an exclusion zone to protect the lagoons?  They are ridiculously difficult to get to.  How economically viable is mining here going to be, anyway?

So, read the article, learn something new about something new, and then maybe we should start a petition.  There's a short video beneath the article link.

Deep within an inhospitable desert, a window to first life on Earth

Lighthouse of the Week, January 7-13, 2024: Cape Race, Newfoundland, Canada

 

Since last week's lighthouse was the old Cape North lighthouse, which used to be the Cape Race lighthouse, and is now the lighthouse in the inland capital Ottawa (I don't think there's another one), I thought this week it was appropriate to feature the current Cape North lighthouse.

And that's what I was planning to do.  Until I found out that the current Cape North lighthouse is, well, somewhat uninteresting. Using the link from the Lighthouse Directory, you can see what I mean. 

So I switched to the current Cape Race lighthouse, which is much more interesting. I also had this location in the last article, but let's do it again.  To be specific, Cape Race is on the Southern Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland.

Now I can let the Lighthouse Directory do it's thing and provide the veryinteresting information about this lighthouse.

"1907 (station established 1856). Active; focal plane 52 m (170 ft); white flash every 7.5 s. 29 m (96 ft) cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern is red. The original Chance Brothers hyperradiant Fresnel lens (larger than 1st order) is still in use; one of fewer than a dozen ever built, the lens has a range of 24 miles. ... This light station, the first landfall for ships bound to Canada from Europe, has an importance in Canadian lighthouse history similar to the importance of Cape Hatteras Light in the U.S. When it was built it was the world's most powerful lighthouse at 1.5 million candlepower. The station played a key role in communications for decades and in 1912 it received the SOS call from the Titanic; the Myrick Wireless Interpretation Centre is a replica of the wireless station. Cape Race has been designated a national historic site but the park is undeveloped as yet.

See, I told you it was much more interesting. 

The pictures are below. At this point in writing the blog post, I haven't yet looked for pictures of this lighthouse.  I'm hoping that there's a big of the hyperradiant Fresnel lens.  Let's go see.

And guess what!?  Not only a picture, but an entire article about the lens.

The special Cape Race lighthouse lens is one of only a dozen left in the world

There are other pictures in the article (including light from the lens), but this historical one gets the size aspect across quite well.

Pictures of the actual lighthouse are below.  Go all the way down for a surprise.

Surprise!  A video, too.

Might be worth it

 

I sincerely hope that nothing bad happens to the woman in this relationship.  So far, it doesn't sound like anything is going wrong. He has money, and he's spending it on a beautiful woman he met.  

Relationships like this have gone bad before.  However, even if it's short-term fun and doesn't go long-term family, as long as it ends cordially, why would there be a problem with it?  Relationships like this happen all the time.

My boyfriend has spent more than $1 MILLION on our trips around the world - we have visited 55 countries and ALWAYS stay in five-star hotels

And given that there are likely returns on investment in this relationship, she might be worth it.

Big quotes

 

Sometimes the far-right supreme nutcases clogging the plumbing of a working government system say what they are really thinking.  Here's a case of that, from a Texas (of course) hee-haw hick representative named Troy Nehls.

It’s not just Troy Nehls saying the quiet part out loud on impeachment

"Nehls was asked Wednesday about what the House GOP conference hoped to gain from the Biden impeachment inquiry. He was blunt: “All I can say is Donald J. Trump 2024, baby!”

To which I will add:

Scumbag. 

This is also in the article:

 " “Now we have a situation where the standard of impeachment has been lowered to such a degree that, again, it’s merely at this point a political exercise,” Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.) said this week at a key impeachment hearing. Reschenthaler quickly clarified, “Not that this is a political exercise, but the bar has been lowered.”

To which I will add:

Dirty rotten liar. 

You can quote me on that. 

Is this any kind of a surprise?

 

OK, just read the headline.

Humans have ‘large, negative impact on wildlife,’ researchers find

"Researchers pinpointed several leading reasons for animal injuries, including human disturbances such as collisions with vehicles, injuries and illness; predators; and poisonous substances.

Nearly 40 percent of all cases were caused by humans, and vehicle collisions were the main cause of injury, affecting 12 percent of animals admitted, the study says. Other dangers included fishing, collisions with buildings or windows, and run-ins with domesticated dogs and cats, researchers found. Reptiles suffered the highest proportion of human-caused rehab admissions."

This made me think of Florida, where collisions with boat propellers are the main cause of injury and death for manatees, and vehicle fatalities the main killer of Florida panthers. But the state has taken steps in the right direction (pre-DeSantis, and probably mostly pre-Scott), such as no-wake zones, keeping warm water flowing from closed-down nuclear plants, and tossing excess lettuce into the water for the manatees, and better passages under highways for the panthers. It's a tough fight, and there always diseases and pollution lurking.  We (collectively) just have to keep fighting for the wildlife.

 

Go slow

Lighthouse of the Week, December 31, 2023 - January 6, 2024: Cape North, Ottawa, Canada

 

This is an interesting lighthouse with a remarkable history. It is no longer a lighthouse that guides ships at sea away from dangerous rocks or shoals, but it used to be. It has been moved twice;  and apparently that cost the Canadian government a large amount of money to do so (plus more money to clean up a spill of mercury - seriously).  Read below. 

It is apparently a landmark of Canadian maritime history, too.

I'm going to provide three maps: where it was and where it is.

It was originally located at Cape Race, which is here on Newfoundland.

Then it was moved to Cape North, which is located here, way out on the northeast end of Nova Scotia.

Finally, it was moved to the Technology Park in Ottawa, and that's right here.

So, here's some information, and some links.  This is one of the rare times I won't be using the Lighthouse Directory as my primary source, because it doesn't have the full history of the lighthouse that's in Ottawa. 

From Cape North Lighthouse (Wikipedia)

History:

    "The 29 meter tall lighthouse was first installed at Cape Race point in Newfoundland in 1856 by the British Government's Trinity House, the official lighthouse authority for British waters. The lighthouse is constructed of 32 cast-iron plates joined together with bolts."

    "When a larger lighthouse was built at Cape Race, the old tower was disassembled, moved by ship, and reassembled for the light at Cape North, Nova Scotia, with a new Fresnel lens, made by Chance Brothers in England. The lens floats in a bed of mercury, and was turned by clockwork mechanism before being converted to electric power. The tower features a red checkerboard pattern, which was chosen to help make the lighthouse visible in dense fog and against the often snowy landscape."

    "In 1980, the Cape North Lighthouse, due to be replaced with more up-to-date technology, was acquired from the Canadian Coast Guard by the Canada Science and Technology Museum. The lighthouse was moved from Cape North, Nova Scotia to Ottawa, Ontario, where it was installed in the museum's Technology Park in 1980-81. Even with its modular design, moving the lighthouse was still a massive undertaking. The lighthouse has since become an iconic symbol of Canadian maritime history."

    "An earthquake on July 3, 2010 caused a mercury spill within the lighthouse, resulting in a temporary closure and a cleanup that cost thousands of dollars."

Lighthouse Friends also has a page about the one in Ottawa.

I've got three pictures following.  They all look about the same. But it also has a video.

Turkey for dinner again?

 

I first read about this in the Washington Post ("Young dinosaur died with a full stomach, remarkable fossil reveals"), but I'm linking below to an article that doesn't require a subscription to read.  It also has a great action shot.

75-Million-Year-Old Fossil Is First-Ever Tyrannosaur Found With Stomach Contents

" “It feels rather unfortunate for the Citipes [the bird species that was consumed], but lucky for us,” study co-author Dr Darla Zelenitsky of the University of Calgary told IFLScience. Zelenitsky describes the Gorgosaurus specimen as a “once in a career fossil” – though, it’s worth noting that her career has involved a few of these by now – because of its uniqueness as the first Tyrannosaur ever found with preserved stomach contents."

"Yes, I'm hungry.  Can I have a steak for a change?"

Are you worried about vampires?

 

If you're worried about vampires, blood-sucking creatures that hunt at night, then you'd better be worried about climate change.

Because climate change is allowing vampires to spread northward.

Vampire bats, that is.

Scientists Warn Vampire Bats May Soon Spread Into The Southern US

""What we found was that the distribution of vampire bats has moved northward across time due to past climate change, which has corresponded with an increase in rabies cases in many Latin American countries," Van de Vuurst says." ...

"These findings help link climate change with range shift in vampire bats, they report, "in tandem with continental-level changes in the risk of RABV [rabies virus] spillover from wildlife to domestic animals." 

Not scary at all