<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A new kind of killer whale has been spotted by scientists! </span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A team of experts has analyzed more than 100,000 photographs of killer whales taken off the United States west coast and identified </span><a href="https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/30740" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">a ’new’ group of killer whales</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. The group, known as the outer coast killer whales, spend much of their time traveling along the edge of the continental shelf between central California and Oregon. These animals hunt larger pelagic prey like gray whale calves and elephant seals. Learn more about these mammals here. </span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Image credit: Evan Brodsky </em></p>
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<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I just took a DNA test; it turns out I’m 100 percent compatible with weed. Just kidding. I did not take a test! </span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you’d like to know what cannabis strain is the best for you, </span><a href="https://www.endocannahealth.com/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Endocanna Health</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> is offering</span><a href="https://www.insider.com/dna-test-endocanna-health-cannabis-strain-best-for-you-2021-10" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> a DNA test </a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">that claims to do just that for $199. The company’s scientists determined 57 genetic signatures that can influence someone’s response to weed. From these signatures, the company can recommend the right dosage or formulation for a specific customer. </span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Image credit: </em><a href="https://unsplash.com/@shelbyirelandphotography" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><em>Shelby Ireland</em></a><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> / Unsplash </em></p>
Do you have what it takes to face this horrifying hybrid monster?
Choo-Choo Charles is an open-world horror game that pits its players against a scary spider train named Charles. Developed by Two Star Games, the game provides an old train that players can upgrade as they traverse through an island as they try to avoid the evil horror that stalks them everywhere. The game, now listed on Steam will be available in the first quarter of 2022.
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Scientists have discovered the censored words in a series of letters Marie Antoinette exchange with Swedish count Axel von Fersen. It is heavily rumored that the French royal was in a relationship with von Fersen. The secret letters were purchased and handed over to historians from the Fersen family archive, but someone marked out certain words and phrases. Intriguing, right?
According to an analysis made by a group of French researchers, the Swedish count himself might have censored Antoinette’s letters.
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Stunning installations can be seen by visitors to the Art Preserve of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. There are currently 40 artist-built environments that are dedicated to showcasing how an artist embodies and expresses their history, place, culture, ideas, and imagination. The environments vary, from Emery Blagdon’s suspended kinetic assemblages made of sheet metal to Nek Chand’s troupe of more than 150 mosaic figures, so visitors can enjoy different spectacular sights to behold! A video tour of the preserve can be seen here!
Image credit: John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Untoward violence against animals, especially if unprovoked, should not be allowed. Regardless, it still happens, and there are animals that die too early. Some are lucky enough to pull through and survive. Maggie is one of those lucky dogs.
The dog was discovered in Lebanon after having her eyes shot out, her ear cut off, and having her jaw broken. The poor pupper! Rescuers found Maggie pregnant and tied to a box by herself. Fortunately, animal charity Wild at Heart Foundation took her to a home in Brighton, where she was able to recover. The dog now works as a therapy dog. Cheers to you, Maggie!
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Now this is a wholesome friendship!
Meet Buttons the deer and her best friend for eleven years, G-Bro the Golden Retriever. This unlikely duo met when G-Bro’s human Lorrie rescued the deer. After fostering Buttons, she was released into the wild. However, the two animals’ bond was deeper than expected, as Buttons kept coming back to meet up with her friend.
One day, the deer returned with her babies and seemed to ask for help in raising them. G-Bro, the bestest friend Buttons had, shared maternal duties with her without any hesitation at all.
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It seems that Amazon has seen the advantages of releasing online video games and has released one themselves. New World is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for PC. The game topped more than half a million concurrent players on Steam, which is impressive. However, the reviews for New World are mixed. Fifty-three percent of the respondents awarded the game with a positive rating. The remaining percentage complained about the lack of SEA (Southeast Asia servers) and other connectivity issues. These comments are legitimate concerns. Another genre of comments disliked the game because of its lack of ‘catgirls.’ Yeah, ridiculous, I know. Check more funny Steam reviews here!
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Forget weather forecasts, looking up bird migration forecasts is much more entertaining! BirdCast is a forecast that provides a three-day outlook of how many birds will be flying overhead across the US — and where. The tool, which was developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and a handful of other universities, presents real time information. BirdCast can help migrating birds by guiding cities on when to turn off the lights to stop bird deaths due to disorientation caused by city lights.
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Our Moon has experts tied up in conflicting theories! Scientists believed that our Moon was created 4.5 billion years ago. Just like how different materials clumped together to form planets, experts believe the Moon had the same origin. However, two recent studies have shed new light on the natural satellite’s origins. One study claims that multiple collisions birthed the orbiting rock, while another claims the Moon is younger than scientists had previously believed. Learn more about the two theories here!
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It’s difficult to work at home. Why? Well, sometimes you’d rather lie in bed instead of opening your computer to do tasks. There are also tempting activities that can be done instead of work or other important tasks, and being cooped up in your home with the uncertainty of the current pandemic makes us more irritated and impatient. FastCompany shares some tips and tricks on how to be more patient at home and at work. Check the full piece here.
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Beer, Soda, Lotto is a photo series by Ben Hassett that showcases liquor stores in Los Angeles. The images in the collection look like paintings with their saturated colors, good compositions, and heavy textures. The way Hassett presents the stores highlights their decay and beauty as if these establishments were long abandoned. More photos from Beer, Soda, Lotto can be seen here!
Image credit: Ben Hassett
Absolutely breathtaking. Weather – A Force of Nature: Spectacular images from Weather Photographer of the Year is a compilation of the best photos from the Royal Meteorological Society’s competition on diverse weather conditions. This is the first photobook that contains the most powerful and dramatic images from the competition.
The book also contains introductions written by experts at the Society. Since the compilation is split into five categories, there are five different introductions that convey the underlying impact of climate change.
Image credit: Neil Partridge
The amount of multiverse content we’re getting from Marvel makes us ask the question: is there, by any chance, a possibility, that an identical parallel universe exists in real life?
The concept of a parallel universe has remained in physicists’ curiosity for a long time. While there is no compelling evidence that supports the existence of the multiverse, the predictions of its possible existence are rooted in theoretical physics phenomena. Take for example the Big Bang theory (not the show, people), which gave rise to the observable universe, can open up a realm of possibilities that can prove parallel universes.
Learn more about parallel universes here!
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I didn’t even know Facebook was making smart glasses!
The social media company teamed up with Ray-Ban to produce a pair of smart glasses that can easily connect with Facebook’s products and services. While that seems promising for Facebook’s customers, the actual product has run into some issues with the European Union already. Yikes.
Garante, an Italian consumer privacy watchdog group, and Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) have questioned the design’s LED lights that let others know a user is taking pictures or filming them. According to the DPC, “With the glasses, there is a very small indicator light that comes on when recording is occurring. It has not been demonstrated to the DPC and Garante that comprehensive testing in the field was done by Facebook or Ray-Ban to ensure the indicator LED light is an effective means of giving notice.”
Image credit: Ray-Ban