But the discussion of dreams is also something the CNN team encounters each week as we interview scientists and uncover the latest findings.
Dreams, so often, are at the root of what can make such scientific discoveries and advances possible.
After all, as Gaiman wrote, “Dreams shape the world.”
Back to the future
It may be time for the Tasmanian tiger to walk the Earth once again.
Thylacines, as the creatures are officially known, disappeared from virtually everywhere except the Australian island of Tasmania about 2,000 years ago. There, humans who saw these coyote-size animals as livestock predators drove the species to extinction.
But the path to resurrecting an extinct animal like the Tasmanian tiger is not cut-and-dried.
Ocean secrets
Fish don’t tend to thrive in subzero waters, but scientists have discovered one species in the icy seas off Greenland that may be the ultimate survivor.
What’s more, the snailfish is the only known polar fish to have biofluorescence, a phenomenon that allows it to glow in green and red.
But time may be running out for this impressive little creature, which has adapted to live in an environment that is rapidly warming.
Defying gravity
The Artemis I launch is days away — and now, we have a passenger list.
The goal of the Artemis program’s inaugural mission isn’t to carry humans through deep space.
This motley crew will enjoy the view as they fly around the moon. The flight will also carry more than 100 pounds (45 kilograms) of mementos from Earth.
Curiosities
Wonder Theory readers likely know of the main culprit that caused dinosaurs to die out — a city-size asteroid that struck off the coast of Mexico 66 million years ago, leading to the mass extinction of most of the life on Earth.
Now, researchers have uncovered another large impact crater 248 miles (400 kilometers) off West Africa — and it formed around the same time.
The underwater crater is 5 miles (8 kilometers) across and shows the hallmarks of an impact by an asteroid more than 1,300 feet (about 400 meters) wide when it slammed into our planet.
Once upon a planet
The ancient monkey puzzle trees of Patagonia have scaly branches and spiny leaves that evolved as a defense against long-necked dinosaurs that once munched on them.
Now, scientists consider these evergreen survivors from the Jurassic era endangered. Fires, overgrazing and logging have diminished the forest where the towering trees grow.
Seeds discarded by the parakeets and the replanting of seeds by the Mapuche are providing a brighter future for the Araucaria trees.
Discoveries
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