Etched into rock at a dusty cattle station in outback South Australia is the richest collection of Ediacaran fossils in the world. Now, the site will be open to tourists for the first time.
The two creatures received two exquisite names inspired from famous people
The discovery of new species isn’t so unusual in the scientific world, but these creatures become even more remarkable when they get named after famous people. Researchers have just stumbled upon two new species in a bed of fossils in southern Australia, and the two creatures received really popular names. The first one got the honor of being named after Obama, while the second one received the name of the British naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
Tiny fossil named after Obama
Naming fossils after famous people is a nice practice, as it can honor remarkable personalities who had great achievements. Therefore, for this recent discovery, researchers decided to pick two well-known people when they chose the names for the fossils.
The blood moon gets its eerie shade from the eclipse
In the night between July 27
th and 28
th, people living in the eastern hemisphere will be able to see a blood moon. Apart from this, skygazers will get another exclusive view, namely the longest lunar eclipse of the century. Unfortunately, the phenomenon won’t be visible for people in the US.
What is a blood moon?
A blood moon appears whenever a full moon looks bigger and brighter than usual. In most cases, it also acquires a reddish hue, thus the name of blood moon. However, such a phenomenon is not possible without a lunar eclipse, as this overshadowing is the one that gives the moon this strange color.