A Newfoundland scientist known for identifying a gelatinous mass that washed ashore decades ago is hoping to analyze strange white globs appearing on beaches. Steven Carr, a biology professor at Memorial University, believes the blobs may be preserved fat or oil from the icy North Atlantic brine.
An image of strange white glob appearing on the province's beaches in Newfoundland is shown in this handout photo provided by Environment and Climate Change Canada . A Newfoundland scientist known for identifying a gelatinous, rancid mass that washed up on the island's shores decades ago is hoping to get his hands on a slice of the strange white globs appearing on the province's beaches.
Carr was able to use DNA to determine that a 5.6-metre-long stinking mound of goo — nicknamed the "blobster" by local residents — found on a Newfoundland beach in 2001 was a badly decomposed sperm whale, but he doesn't believe the current blobs are animal matter.Cuba's power grid fails, plunging country into darkness
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