A routine ride through northern New South Wales turned into an unusual wildlife incident after a cyclist unknowingly rode over a large snake on a popular rail trail. What followed unfolded in a matter of moments. As reported, the reptile became caught in the bicycle’s chain mechanism, leaving part of its body trapped while the…
Iran accused Kushner, Witkoff of profiting from war leaks in private message to Vance, report Iranian negotiators had reportedly sent a private message to US vice president JD Vance during US-Iran talks in Switzerland in late June, warning that the continued presence of President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner would…
For decades, Tyrannosaurus rex has occupied a unique place in popular culture, appearing as both a scientific subject and a symbol of prehistoric power. Now, one exceptionally preserved specimen has made history for a different reason: its price. A T. rex fossil known as Gus has sold for $50.1m at auction in New York, setting…
At first glance, Joan R. Ginther’s story sounds almost too extraordinary to be true. The American mathematician, who earned a doctorate in statistics from Stanford University, won four major Texas Lottery prizes between 1993 and 2010, collecting more than $20 million in total. Her repeated success quickly sparked speculation that she had discovered a mathematical…
Ukraine parliament appoints Serhii Koretskyi as new prime minister after cabinet shake-up Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday approved Serhii Koretskyi, the head of state energy company Naftogaz, as the country’s new prime minister as part of a major government reshuffle initiated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Koretskyi was nominated by Zelenskyy, who said his experience in the energy…
During a brutal drought in Tanzania back in 1993, one elephant’s memory ended up making the difference between life and death for her entire family. Researchers tracking family groups in Tarangire National Park found that herds led by older matriarchs, elephants who had lived through droughts before, left the park entirely in search of water…
While most coverage of Norway’s Rogfast tunnel focuses on the record it will hold, the world’s longest and deepest undersea road tunnel, the real story engineers are dealing with sits underground, in rock that has spent millions of years being crushed, fractured and folded into some of the most unpredictable terrain along the entire Norwegian…
Japan is an island nation with plenty of wind and a whole lot of ocean, but building wind turbines out at sea has never been simple for the country. Most coastal waters around Japan drop off steeply into deep water within just a few kilometres of shore, which rules out the fixed, seabed-mounted turbines used…
At 23, Julia Butterfly Hill climbed nearly 180 feet into the canopy of a towering 1,000-year-old redwood in northern California, expecting to spend only a few days there as part of an environmental protest. Instead, the ancient tree, known as Luna, became her home for the next 738 days. Living on two small wooden platforms…
In Germany, Scientists have found a new species of ancient flying reptile. It comes from a new scientific study of a flying reptile that lived about 150 million years ago during the Late Jurassic period. The fossil was found in the ancient and fossil-rich rock layer in southern Germany. This area is already very famous…
