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January 6th, 2019

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Sunday, January 6th, 2019 04:20 pm
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/hemimastigotes-supra-kingdom-1.4715823

Canadian researchers have discovered a new kind of organism that's so different from other living things that it doesn't fit into the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom, or any other kingdom used to classify known organisms.

Two species of the microscopic organisms, called hemimastigotes, were found in dirt collected on a whim during a hike in Nova Scotia by Dalhousie University graduate student Yana Eglit.

A genetic analysis shows they're more different from other organisms than animals and fungi (which are in different kingdoms) are from each other, representing a completely new part of the tree of life, Eglit and her colleagues report this week in the journal Nature.
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Sunday, January 6th, 2019 07:55 pm


https://www.artfido.com/optical-illusion-paintings-by-rob-gonsalves-that-will-twist-your-brain/

Inspired by other surrealist artists such as M.C. Escher, Dali and Vladimir Kush, Canadian artist Robert Gonsalves has developed his own unique style