Month: January 2013

Prehistoric News Roundup

Kitsu here once again, enjoying the fact that some interesting Dinosaur news is in the pipeline, and she has enough for a roundup specifically for it!

  • Biggest Dinos Had Tennis Ball-Sized Brains – JAN 24, 2013 08:55 AM ET // BY CHARLES Q. CHOI, OURAMAZINGPLANET
    Specially they’re talking about Ampelosaurus, a discovery from 2007, formerly called Titanosaur. Monstrous body. Tiny, tiny brain. Science has verified this and it’s a consistent link amongst the Sauropod dinosaurs.
  • Small, Meat-Eating Dino Count Suddenly Triples – JAN 24, 2013 12:43 PM ET // BY JENNIFER VIEGAS
    People looked at some teeth, which I don’t understand why this hadn’t already been done, and now the 7 species on record is replaced by a scientifically verified 16. This takes the total to 23. Way to go science! Don’t drop the ball for so long next time!
  • Tiny Feathered Dinosaur Found – JAN 28, 2013 11:20 AM ET // BY LIVESCIENCE
    Archaeopteryx has been gaining more and more company in the “feathered dinosaur” world for a long time, and this new discovery suggests that even Archaeopteryx’s name (meaning “First bird”) should be doubted. New discoveries from china show that feathers have been around, along with the avian body indicators, for a very long time.

Scary News Roundup

I love doing news Roundups. They’re so much fun! And this one has a Scary theme!

Critter News Roundup Vol.2

Here again, and it’s more Critters, because this week tons of Critter News rolled down the pipes. This one is longer than normal (5 stories instead of 3), but I didn’t want to skip talking about any of these, so I’m not going to. Roundups will now be 3-5 stories with comments (dumps will be 6+ stories without comments, or with very short comments).

News Followups

It turns out there are some followup stories based on previously covered news! That’s always something awesome, right? It’s great when the news gives us the whole story.

Odd News Roundup

Kitsu’s back again, rounding up even more news! Today’s three stories have a decidedly odd theme: Being straight up weird.

  • Real ‘Love Potion’ Identified – JAN 22, 2013 07:00 PM ET // BY JENNIFER VIEGAS
    People are attracted to scents that amp-up the natural scent of a person. Seriously. They did a whole study that revolved around armpit sniffing and careful scent selection.
  • Surrogate Mother Wanted for Neanderthal Baby – JAN 22, 2013 12:22 PM ET // BY LIVESCIENCE
    That’s right. A science staff is seeking an “extremely adventurous female human” to serve as a surrogate for a baby neanderthal scientists wish to clone using stem cells. The scientist, Church, seems to think that the expanded potential gene pool cloned neanderthals offer has some sort of a value to human existence.
  • Shetland Ponies In Cardigans. You’re Welcome. – The Huffington Post UK 22/01/2013 16:44 GMT
    Scotland is launching their “Year of National Scotland” with photos of shetland ponies (a scottish breed) in cardigans. Honestly. You can’t make this shit up.

Shetland Ponies in Sweaters

Critter News Roundup Vol.1

Another of Kitsu’s News Roundups! Mainly because Kitsu finds these fun, and she’s got 3 stories about critters waiting to be talked about right now!

  • Stray Dogs Offered as Pedestrian Role Models – JAN 23, 2013 09:00 AM ET // BY AFP
    In Romanian cities more than 1,200 people where injured in 2012 because of “pedestrian lack of discipline”. Police officials are now using the example of stray dogs, who protect themselves by using “zebra crossings” (crosswalks) to traverse streets.
  • Why Wolves Are Forever Wild and Dogs Can Be Tamed – JAN 22, 2013 08:04 PM ET // BY JENNIFER VIEGAS
    Evolutionary biologist Kathryn Lord of the University of Massachusetts has led research that suggests the key to the difference between dogs and wolves where the relationship to people is concerned is rooted in the way puppies of the two species develop.
  • Seeking Wilderness Paths For 5,000-Mile Walk – JAN 23, 2013 09:30 AM ET // BY BECKY OSKIN, OURAMAZINGPLANET CONTRIBUTOR
    Conservationist John Davis has already completed 7,600 miles of his trek demonstrating the need for wildlife corridors. He is currently launching on a 5,000 mile leg from Mexico to Canada. Best of luck, Mr Davis! Critters need roads, too!

News Dump Vol.1

I’m not going to actually talk about these articles, just provide a few links in an effort to get excess older items out of my RSS Newsfeed Stars.