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Fossils from the Late Cretaceous period 100 to 66 million years ago are rarely found in Egypt. But a big one was just uncovered in the Sahara Desert! Mansourasaurus was a plant-eating sauropod with a long tail, long neck, and bony plates embedded in its skin. It is part of the Titanosauria group of sauropods.
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Researchers studying the Centaurus A galaxy found that dwarf galaxies are orbiting it on a plane instead of hanging around it like bees around a hive. The Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies are also orbited by dwarf galaxies on a plane, but it was believed they were unusual exceptions. Apparently not!
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A killer whale at Marineland Aquarium in Antibes France has learned a new trick. The 14 year-old orca can mimic sounds made by other whales and humans! Wikie can say words like “hello,” “bye bye” and “one two three.” She can also say her trainer Amy’s name and make fart noises through her blowhole!
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Rob McLeod and his dog Davy Whippet broke the record for length of time a flying disc is in the air before a dog catches it: 10.59 seconds! Then Connor Lawrence and Shayne Pheifer broke the behind-the-back frisbee catches in one minute record: 34 catches! It was a big week for frisbee world records!
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It’s Groundhog Day! The official weather-predicting groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, emerged from his burrow and saw his shadow, which means 6 more weeks of winter. But Martinsburg Maxwell, a groundhog with a degree in meteorology, said, “Phil’s only right 20% of the time; it’s impossible to accurately predict weather that way!”
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Cave-dwelling crocodiles could be evolving into a new species. The dwarf crocodiles living in caves in Gabon have developed a specialized diet of bats and crickets. They’ve adapted to living in bat-guano filled water which turns their skin orange. Their DNA shows a unique haplotype, meaning they could deserve their own species distinction!
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Researchers are messing with the laws of physics. Light travels at one speed as long as nothing stands in its way. But if you put enough atoms in its path, light will slow down as it bends around them. It can even come to a standstill if light waves are woven together just right!
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A tiger shark in a South Korean aquarium might have anger issues. When a banded hound shark bumped into her, she ate him. Aquarium officials said, “Sharks have their own territories. Sometimes when they bump into each other, they bite out of astonishment.” I think the tiger shark overreacted a little!
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Erica is a robot that can hold a conversation with humans. She’s scheduled to become a TV news anchor in Japan as soon as April. Her creator, Hiroshi Ishiguro, designed her to be incredibly lifelike and charismatic. Just don’t be offended when she doesn’t shake your hand; Erica can’t move her arms yet!
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Today is National Serpent Day, which celebratessss snakessss. There are more than 3000 species of snakes, of which only 1/8th are venomous. The longest species, the reticulated python, can grow to over 30 feet. The tiny Barbados threadsnake is like a 4-inch long spaghetti noodle. Snakes smell the air with their tongue. Can you do that?
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