Warmer-than-average conditions and declining sea ice in the Arctic may be linked to the Sahara Desert’s biggest dust storm in recorded history. Source: https://www.livescience.com/godzilla-dust-cloud.html
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The World Is Watching More Anime — and Streaming Services Are Buying
An anonymous reader shares a report: The pandemic is helping Japan’s demon slayers, monsters and robots make the leap to the global market. Animated video in the Japanese style — aka anime — has long been a niche taste for fans in the U.S. and elsewhere, and some anime films such as those by Hayao Miyazaki have become mainstream hits. Now,…
‘Godzilla’ wasps drag caterpillars out of water to lay eggs in them
Tiny wasps that lay their eggs in aquatic caterpillars have been seen diving for up to 14 seconds and then bursting out of the water like Godzilla Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2259448-godzilla-wasps-drag-caterpillars-out-of-water-to-lay-eggs-in-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Watch a ‘Godzilla’ wasp dominate Mothra in this eerie lab video
Scientists discovered a new species of aquatic wasp that reminds them of Godzilla. Source: https://www.livescience.com/aquatic-parasitic-wasps-lay-eggs-in-caterpillars.html
Satellite sees ‘Godzilla’ dust plume sweep across the Atlantic Ocean
Each year, dust from the Sahara Desert blows off Africa and across the Atlantic, but most years that plume isn’t so massive it’s nicknamed “Godzilla.” Source: https://www.livescience.com/godzilla-dust-plume-from-sahara-satellite-photos.html
‘Godzilla’ dust plume will bring technicolor sunsets
A massive dust plume from the Saharan desert will make sunsets especially stunning in the U.S. Source: https://www.livescience.com/godzilla-dust-plume-technicolor-sunsets.html
The world’s biggest dust bunny is crossing the Atlantic Ocean right now
A “Godzilla dust cloud” from the Sahara Desert that’s heading toward the United States this week is the largest and most concentrated dust cloud of its kind in the past 50 years. Source: https://www.livescience.com/giant-sahara-dust-cloud-crossing-atlantic.html
Coronavirus: James Bond Postpones Release Date Because It’s No Time To Die
The release of upcoming James Bond film “No Time To Die” has been pushed back from April To November due to coronavirus fears. “The 25th installment in the storied spy franchise will commence its run on Nov. 12 in the U.K., followed by the U.S. on Nov. 25,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. “It was scheduled to open in North America on…
A platform for stable quantum computing, a playground for exotic physics
Move over Godzilla vs. King Kong—this is the crossover event you’ve been waiting for. Well, at least if you’re a condensed matter physicist. Harvard University researchers have demonstrated the first material that can have both strongly correlated electron interactions and topological properties. Not entirely sure what that means? Don’t worry, we’ll walk you through it. All you need to know right…
Slashdot Asks: Does Anyone Still Like Godzilla?
There’s now a new $175 million remake of Godzilla: King of the Monsters. I loved it, Msmash walked out of it, and BeauHD didn’t bother to go see it. The movie performed poorly at the box office, but I’m not the only person who still likes Godzilla. There’s also a new anime version on Netflix. And critic Matt Zoller Seitz (once…