metapsyche @metapsyche@qoto.org

Scientists Find Remarkable New Snake Species in Philippines
http://www.sci-news.com/biology/levitonius-mirus-09189.html

It was cloudy in my area during that night so i was bummed. But this pic is great, and a good write up below. Amazing sight of 2 planets in one shot.
https://www.livescience.com/great-conjunction-telescope-image.html

Sixty Bottles of Smuggled Whiskey From Prohibition Times Found
https://mymodernmet.com/smuggled-whiskey-prohibition/
I wanna taste this whiskey 😋

It's a race. Which is faster? vaccine development+distribution , or virus mutation+spread?
I hope not, but I think the virus might be quicker. sigh :(
https://theconversation.com/why-it-matters-that-the-coronavirus-is-changing-and-what-this-means-for-vaccine-effectiveness-152383

I've played Mass Effect and I am watching The Expanse https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/12/22/the-expanse-helped-me-understand-a-major-mass-effect-plot-point/

Hey Stupid facebook, you should make your products unhackable as much as you can...If your products are secure then it can't be used by hackers. Also, Google should know better than joining this legal battle. https://venturebeat.com/2020/12/22/microsoft-and-google-join-facebooks-legal-battle-against-hacking-company-nso/

Damn. Just as we have good news of vaccine, here comes the virus fighting back https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/362049

160 Years Later, Study Shows Charles Darwin Was Right About Why Insects (On Windy Islands) Are Losing the Ability to Fly
https://scitechdaily.com/160-years-later-study-shows-charles-darwin-was-right-about-why-insects-are-losing-the-ability-to-fly/

What's the biggest group of animals ever recorded on Earth?
https://www.livescience.com/largest-group-of-animals.html

LOL I doubt this hah : Astronomers Locate the Oldest and Most Distant Galaxy in the Universe – Defines the Very Boundary of the Observable Universe
https://scitechdaily.com/astronomers-locate-the-oldest-and-most-distant-galaxy-in-the-universe-defines-the-very-boundary-of-the-observable-universe/amp/

This line kinda makes me chuckle: "Could our universe have been an experiment by an ancient civilization?" But this title makes me think deeper, "Endless Creation Out of Nothing"
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/endless-creation-out-of-nothing/

Fragments of energy may be the fundamental building blocks of the universe
https://www.livescience.com/amp/fragments-of-energy-building-blocks-of-universe.html

The stupidity of not wearing mask in this covid era baffles me too
https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2020/12/7/21587940/letter-as-a-utahn-abroad-im-ashamed-of-my-home-state

This is Not a Photo of the Milky Way. It’s the Map of 1.8 Billion Stars From Gaia’s Major New Data Release
https://www.universetoday.com/149132/this-is-not-a-photo-of-the-milky-way-its-the-map-of-1-8-billion-stars-from-gaias-major-new-data-release/

Indigenous say ‘no thanks, no giving’ 400 years after Mayflower
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/26/no-thanks-no-giving-natives-on-400-years-of-mayflower-landing

Imagine how it feels like to be a Danish Mayfly. You only have a few days to live; you have no mouth or intestines! Prior however, larva buried in riverbed takes 3 years to become a Mayfly.
https://phys.org/news/2020-11-danish-mayfly-insect-year.html

it's actually a day of mourning for the Wampanoag tribe. We should know the history being left out from The 'First Thanksgiving'.
https://time.com/5911943/thanksgiving-wampanoag/

The 'pandemic of stupidity' is gonna kill more people than Covid itself. Stupidity such as: not wearing masks, not believing in science, and Kristi Noem following Trump strategy of denial as Covid ravages South Dakota
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/19/kristi-noem-trump-strategy-denial-covid-ravages-south-dakota

Reverse Aging: Study Finds Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Slows Aging
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a34730692/study-reverse-aging-in-humans/

These artificially-produced 'rare' diamonds are hexagonal in structure (rather than cubic) that's why they are stronger than natural diamonds
https://newatlas.com/materials/scientists-rare-diamonds-minutes-room-temperature/