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Google Earth might just have saved the myth of the Loch Ness monster. If you go onto the program, and enter the correct co-ordinates (Latitude 57°12’52.13″N, Longitude 4°34’14.16″W ) you can see what is thought to be the beast swimming just below the surface of the water. Previously, it had been thought to have perhaps been killed off due to climate change.
Until now, there have been no “credible” sightings for over a year, so it is perhaps natural that the most elusive of monsters was thought to have disappeared. I must admit – I didn’t realise that the myth was so in jeopardy, but it’s nice to have something to fuel the fires again – even if it’s not exactly the most revealing of images.
There is also a curious article here where a scientist, who has studied bird evolution for a great many years, believes that he can hatch dinosaurs with a bit of DNA magic. I say “curious”, because, to me, it’s both interesting and slightly worrying: it is evidence of evolution, and shows how closely linked dinosaurs are to birds, but at the same time, how long is it now before someone takes this a step further and devises a fully realised Jurassic Park?
And we all know how that one ends…