A new species of cat, named the Tilcayo, has been discovered for the first time in 100 years.

The cat was discovered in 2017 when a local man brought home what he thought was a stray cat. When he realized the animal wasn’t a cat, he took it to a sanctuary. From there, Paolo Nogales Ascarrunz, a biologist, assumed the creature was a part of the family called Leopardus tigrinus, but when looking through the animals of said family, she realized that it didn't match any.

The name doesn't have an exact translation. Neighbors say grandparents coined the name, and it stuck.

According to National Geographic, the cat is smaller than a house cat and weighs about three to four pounds. The cat was described as having a “small, scrunched-up face, short and round ears, and long whiskers,” as well as having rosettes, or leopard-like spots.

According to a new University of Arizona-led study published in Science Advances, the fastest rates of species description (>16,000 species/year) have all been since 2015. The maximum rate (17,044 species/year) was in 2020.

The Tilcayo is important because it's the newest cat species since 1993. Not only that, but it also teaches about genetics; the DNA sequence of the Tilcayo could be related to a species from 1.9 million years ago.

Now, scientists are looking into the population of the cat to find more, as well as assessing the urgency and threat level of the cat.

Saturn has formed a decagon-shaped wave at its south pole, formed by a series of jet streams.

Originally, Saturn only had one storm, a similar hexagonal shape at its north pole; however, there are many differences between the two shapes.

The wave appears to have been strengthening over time, unlike the northern shape, which has stayed the same for over 40 years according to NASA.

“The most intriguing part to me is that this seems to have just formed recently,” Amy Simon, study co-author and OPAL principal investigator, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, said.

The wave sits in one of the planet's jet streams, and extends through several layers of the atmosphere and appears to shift over time.

Some scientists believe it may be linked to a nearby storm with pressure similar to the Red Spot.

Teams plan to continue watching the storm to see if it settles like the North Pole storm.

This is an important topic, specifically in the field of astronomy. This is a rare phenomenon that hasn't been spotted in Saturn's atmosphere before.

This can show people how the solar system is important, and it does change with us. We should still pay attention to space in case something were to go tremendously wrong.

If people aren't actively watching the solar system, no one would ever be able to witness such unique events.

Indiana schools have the opportunity to operate on a four-day schedule.

There are four guidelines, according to Indiana Capital Chronicle, that corporations must follow, which include: schools must have transportation for students who do want to go five days, there must be a $45,000+ minimum teacher salary threshold, schools must have an “A” grade through the new A-F accountability model, and finally they must offer free activities and recreation for the days schools are not in session.

LaPorte Schools are not currently looking into four-day school weeks.

“Before any school corporation would make a move to a four-day school week, there is an abundance of preliminary discussion that would need to take place. The answers to the ‘why’ question would have to be very strong and research-based. There are so many different nuances that would come into play with such a move...some positive, some negative. There would have to be staff, students, parents, and community input taken into consideration as well. I have read about school corporations making this move, but I have not followed up on how well or not well these corporations are doing as a result of the 4-day decision," LPHS Principal Scott Upp said.

Out of 850 corporations nationwide, only one school in Indiana follows this law, Vinton Elementary. The benefits are showing, including budget savings, fewer disciplinary referrals, fewer staff absences, and higher passing percentages.

LPHS Teachers are showing interest in a four-day week.

“I am in favor, thumbs up…I think it would be great for the entire country to transition to a four-day work week. The 40 hour work week was created for an old society where families had only one person working. Work was designed for a lifestyle where someone was at home; however, now we are in a situation where that's not true. Both people need to work full time. The time of living for enjoying life has disappeared. I think we need to re-evaluate that,” English teacher Jenna Johnson said.

The four-day school policy can be a great thing for students in many ways.

“I'm not sure of the exact specifics of how a four-day school week would work for the work co-op program, but I believe that it would be beneficial in total. By having the opportunity to work a full extra day, work co-op students would be able to make up their hours each month much more efficiently, while in turn getting paid more for the extra work. Not only that, but there would also be more time for recreational activities, such as hanging out with friends, something that I have always found to be struggling when you are trying to plan around work,” work co-op student Evan Komasinski said.

School grades come out in October, leading to more schools potentially having the opportunity to be a part of this policy.