damn right

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john-laurens-was-super-gay:

i just want to say that there is nothing cringy or embarrassing about finding comfort in stories or music or using fictional characters to inspire yourself, no matter what people might say.
if imagining yourself as a character in your favourite book makes you forget about your sadness, if blasting musicals at full volune makes you feel confident while walking through a crowd, if drawing cheesy fanart or writing cliche fanfiction makes you feel good about your skills then keep doing that!
other people might mock you but they have no right to take away the happiness and the comfort you find in art.
there is no wrong way to make yourself feel a bit more happy.

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punk-solas:

officialqueer:

Can 2017 be the year we let the concept of “cringy interests” die?

Like, who fucking cares if someone still really likes Doctor Who or Undertale? It’s literally hurting no one, just let people enjoy stuff instead of being an asshole, it’s fun, easy, and free!

It’s literally just sixth grade bullying of autistics and other nd people reframed

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arkhmknights:

here’s three important questions to consider before you belittle teenagers or tbh anyone for doing something:

  • is what they’re doing actively harmful to themselves or others or is it just “cringey” by your standards
  • are they having fun doing it
  • how many bees are up your asshole

First Dinosaur Tail Found Preserved in Amber

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First Dinosaur Tail Found Preserved in Amber

chels:

thebrainscoop:

thesnadger:

sci-universe:

 

The tail of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur, including bones, soft tissue, and even feathers, has been found preserved in amber, according to a report published today in the journal Current Biology.

 

 

A micro-CT scan of the delicate feathers that cover the dinosaur tail. Image: Lida Xing. 

While individual dinosaur-era feathers have been found in amber, and evidence for feathered dinosaurs is captured in fossil impressions, this is the first time that scientists are able to clearly associate well-preserved feathers with a dinosaur, and in turn gain a better understanding of the evolution and structure of dinosaur feathers.

We clearly need a new Jurassic Park movie featuring cute feathery dinosaurs.

A reconstruction of a small coelurosaur
Credit: Chung-tat Cheung

Okay this is really really cool BUT IT IS CRIMINAL to leave out the funniest part of this story.

The paleontologist who “discovered” this sample didn’t dig it up,  he and his team found it in an amber market where the amber it was preserved in had been shaped and was being sold as jewelry. 

This is both ridiculous and exciting though, because on one hand it’s a shame this sample was cut and shaped before anyone who knew what it was could get their hands on it, it also gives us an idea of how many other samples might be in that particular amber mine. 

Also this amazing quote from Xing:

“I was not sure that (the trader) really understood how important this specimen was, but he did not raise the price.”

 

I LOVE OUR PLANET

Every part of this story is cool.

 

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bidoof:

you’d think websites designed around endless scrolling would have figured out how to unload the content you’ve scrolled past and reload it if you scroll back up instead of just turning the webpage into a fucking html tower of babel

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