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Researchers and filmmakers are exploring the Superior Shoal, an underwater mountain in Lake Superior. (Courtesy of Inspired Planet Productions) ============================================================== * There is an underwater mountain in the middle of Lake Superior * Scientists and filmmakers think it could be a hotbed for aquatic life * They’re using underwater drones to document the volcanic mound * Known to some as the “Freshwater Everest,” if you want to explore this mountain, you don’t go up, you go down. ============================================================= In the middle of Lake Superior, near the boundary between Canadian and US waters, sits the Superior Shoal, a mountain that’s completely...

CBR senior staff writer Brian Cronin has been writing professionally about comic books for over fifteen years now at CBR (primarily with his “Comics Should Be Good” series of columns, including Comic Book Legends Revealed). He has written two books about comics for Penguin-Random House – Was Superman a Spy? And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed and Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent? And Other Amazing Comic Book Trivia! and one book, 100 Things X-Men Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, from Triumph Books. His writing has been featured at ESPN.com, the Los Angeles Times, About.com, the Huffington...

R.I.P. Dr. Jane GoodallIt’s been reported that legendary primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall has passed away at the age of 91. And while Goodall will no doubt be remembered for her ground-breaking research, we would also like to point out that she was also impressively chill about being parodied in popular cartoons. We’ve already mentioned how Goodall befriended The Far Side’s Gary Larson, and it turns out that she was also an early fan of The Simpsons — and not just the episode that featured Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off! starring Troy McClure. In the...

An old episode of The Simpsons that portrayed Jane Goodall in a poor light has reemerged online after her tragic death at 91. The episode, from Season 12, showed a character resembling Goodall being accused of exploiting chimpanzees. The storyline quickly escalated into a parody that depicted her as greedy and unstable. "How could you exploit your beloved chimps like this?" Lisa, who once predicted the 2024 election, asks in the episode. Bart chimes in, "I think we should look at her research before we condemn her entirely." Lisa adds,"These are just pictures of monkeys from famous movies. This is...

They might be small but grasshopper mice are top level carnivores. AWWWWOOOOOO! Image Credit: Minden Pictures/Alamy You might think that only werewolves howl at the Moon, but this spooky season, we’re bringing you another creature with a lot to say at nighttime. Meet the grasshopper mouse; it might be small, but it has one heck of a voice. There are three species of grasshopper mouse that are closely related to deer mice: the northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster), the southern grasshopper mouse (O. torridus), and Mearns’ grasshopper mouse (O. arenicola). The southern grasshopper mouse is found in northern Mexico and...

Last weekend, September 20, a major cyber incident hit multiple European airports, bringing down check-in and boarding systems across London Heathrow, Brussels, and Berlin. Ground staff were forced to revert to pen-and-paper procedures as baggage and passenger processing systems went offline. Today, September 24, the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) confirmed that a 40-year-old man had been arrested in West Sussex on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act, as reported by BBC News. The suspect was later released on conditional bail. Cyberattack throws Brussels Airport into chaos with flights cancelled and major delays Paul Foster, head of the...

Wild boars are becoming an increasingly common sight in urban areas across Spain. Towns such as Denia, Javea, Calpe, Pego, El Verger and Els Poblets are among the most affected, with these wild animals no longer sticking to forests. Streets, beaches and even homes are now on their route, leaving locals feeling uneasy. With tourism down, the boars’ presence is even more noticeable. This isn’t a new problem. The surge in wild boar numbers is linked to a mix of ecological, social and urban factors. To tackle the issue, the Generalitat Valenciana has introduced a decree with guidelines on population...

It is thought the specimens became trapped inside the cave where the constant temperature and stable humidity perfectly mummified the remains. Image Credit: A. Boug Research Square (2025) CC BY 4.0 =============================================================== Alot of fun creatures dwell in caves, from cave spiders to the orange crocs and even a whole range of eyeless beasties. However, one species not typically found in caves is cheetahs, but a host of their mummified remains has been discovered inside a cave in Saudi Arabia. Cheetahs were once widespread across the Arabian Peninsula but have lost around 98 percent of their original historic range. Inside...

The rare hybrid offspring of a blue jay and a green jay is likely a result of weather-related shifts in the range of two species. A rare hybrid bird identified in a suburb of San Antonio, Texas (center panel, credit: Brian Stokes) is the result of mating between a male blue jay (left, credit: Travis Maher/Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Macaulay Library) and a female green jay (right, credit: Dan O’Brien/Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Macaulay Library). ================================================================== Biologists at The University of Texas at Austin, who have reported discovering a bird that’s the natural result of a green jay and a blue jay’s...

This is absolutely insane! Bureaucracy run amok, and that’s putting it kindly. Folks, common sense is GONE in America, and this proves it once again. Two first responders from Powell County in Kentucky saved a man’s life after he was bit by a poisonous mamba snake and was advancing towards cardiac arrest. They administered anti-venom that they luckily had brought with them and saved the man who almost certainly would have died without it. The problem? Well, there is no problem if you ask me, but if you ask the red-tape bureaucrats the problem is they didn’t have the necessary...

Residents of a San Francisco Bay Area city are on the lookout for an aggressive squirrel that has sent at least two people to the emergency room for medical treatment. Joan Heblack told ABC affiliate KGO-TV that she was walking in the Lucas Valley neighborhood of San Rafael when a squirrel seemingly came out of nowhere and attacked her leg, clawing and biting. “It clamped onto my leg. The tail was flying up here. I was like, ‘Get it off me, get off me!’,” Heblack said. Isabel Campoy also said she was attacked while walking in the same area. The...

President Donald Trump is sending troops into Portland, Oregon 'effective immediately' as residents mock his efforts to rid the 'war ravaged' city of 'domestic terrorists' with a federal takeover. On Sunday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum ordering 200 members of the Oregon National Guard into federal service. Hegseth said the troops would perform 'federal functions for 60 days, including protecting federal property ''where protests are occurring or likely to occur''.' The deployment is the latest in the US president's campaign to improve crime rates, targeting Democrat-led cities including Washington DC and Los Angeles. But residents have mocked...

The Beakersons are back together on the nest! The first stick of the season remains to be delivered... Who will do the honors? Jackie or Shadow? It looks like Jackie lost her smudge while she was molting away from the nest for 91 days 15 hours 32 minutes (yes, dedicated FOBBV volunteers counted that time too!). It will be a bit harder to tell them apart without the telltale smudge. 🙃 Nest visits in September-October are historically quite sporadic, typically in the early mornings and late evenings, with days and sometimes weeks between visits. Regular nestorations with daytime visits normally...

Jinseioshi, a 5-foot-long, 32-pound pet alligator living in Washington County, gets to go to a lot of different places. According to her owner, Wesley Silva, 60, she’s been to Denny’s and a Bob Evans restaurant. And until recently, she made regular appearances at a West Brownville Walmart. Sadly, Jinseioshi won’t be allowed in Walmart any longer, as she’s been banned from the store. The ban came after some customers spotted the alligator in the store being pushed around in a shopping cart while she was wearing a dress. “We have been going to that Walmart for about 3½ years, and...

THE Animalist Party, or PACMA, as it is known in Spain, held a peaceful protest in the heart of Madrid on Saturday, September 20 at 5:30pm in a national demonstration against bullfighting, held annually in the city. While reports about the number of attendees are conflicting – PACMA stated there were more than 10,000 protestors, while the Government Delegation stated there were some 1,200 – a large number of people showed up in the picturesque Sol neighbourhood of Madrid, donning green scarves to protest Spain’s controversial cultural staple. The demonstration, which is part of PACMA’s “Abolition Mission,” marched through some...

It’s a pass on getting my guts ripped open by Joaquinraptor casali. Some photographs really make you want to become a palaeontologist. Image credit: Matt Lamanna ======================================================================= A new species of predatory dinosaur has been described from fossils found in South America, and to say they are intimidating is an understatement. With a thumb claw that makes the human hand look puny, it’s safe to say that Joaquinraptor casali would’ve been much feared in its ecosystem, back when it was munching crocodiles around 70 million years ago. How do we know it was munching crocodiles? Well, this individual’s jawbone was...

The bodies of two elk hunters — Andrew Porter of Asheville, North Carolina, and Ian Stasko of Salt Lake City, Utah — who went missing in southern Colorado on Sept. 11 were found Thursday. Some Wyoming hunters say it’s a grim reminder of the dangers weather and other backcountry hazards pose. (Saguache County Sheriff's Office) A lightning strike killed two elk hunters who went missing Sept. 11 in southern Colorado were found dead on Thursday, the coroner who investigated the case confirmed Monday afternoon. ==================================================================== Lightning might have stuck a tree that Andrew Porter of Asheville, North Carolina, and Ian...

The Altamaha bass has light gold scales with olive margins, darker brown blotches on their sides and orange on the edges of their fins. Credit: Special ============================================================================ Bartram’s and Altamaha bass, first identified in the 1980s, are now officially recognized as distinct species. Researchers at the University of Georgia have formally identified two previously unrecognized species of black bass in a newly published study: Bartram’s bass and Altamaha bass. Though descriptions of the two species are new, sightings of the fish are not. Ecologist Bud Freeman first encountered Micropterus pucpuggy, now known as Bartram’s bass, in the 1980s. A couple...

Thirty-two cats and one dog were killed in an apartment fire on Sunday morning, Sep. 21 in Long Beach. Crews responded at 7:21 a.m. to the blaze at a three-story apartment building in the 3500 block of Linden Avenue, in the California Heights neighborhood, according to the Long Beach Fire Department. Multiple people called 911 after seeing smoke in the third-floor hallway and fire coming from one of the units, said LBFD spokesperson Capt. Jack Crabtree. The fire was quickly contained. The resident of the unit said the animals were intended for adoption, Crabtree said. No one was in the...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After gorging all summer on sockeye salmon, the portliest brown bears on the Alaska Peninsula will battle it out to see who will be named the fattest of them all in the wildly popular online voting contest called Fat Bear Week....