What the? Meet the Paralitherizinosaurus japonicus. Source: Hokkaido University It’s called a therizinosaur, and it’s the first fossil to have been found in Asian marine sediments. Still confused? A joint US and Japanese science team have found a new species of the therizinosaurid dinosaur, a large and primarily herbivorous creature with hollow bones and three-toed limbs.…
Christian Cooper’s passion for “birding” has led to the New York City resident getting his own TV show on National Geographic. Source: NatGeoTV Christian Cooper is a science and comics writer, editor, and birdwatcher (or “birder”). He’s also a proud black man. Unfortunately for him, he’s most known for the infamous Central Park birdwatching incident…
Crowds applauded staff who later cleaned up the creamy mess. Source: Facebook. It attracts millions of visitors a year, but the Mona Lisa proved to be an annoyance for a French man who tried to vandalise it last week. The glass protecting the world famous “Mona Lisa” was smeared with creamed cake when a man…
Some of the 150 mummies discovered by Archaeologists. Source: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. It’s the gift that keep on giving with archaeologists uncovering more ancient Egyptian mummies and artefacts in the Saqqara Necropolis. 250 sarcophagi containing “well preserved mummies” and 150 bronze statues of Egyptian gods were discovered when archaeologists excavated an area…
The NSW Government’s advertising and awareness campaign for the new consent laws featured some steamy scenes. Source: NSW Government (YouTube) NSW’s new “affirmative” sexual consent laws come into effect from today, and it has already sparked divisive opinions not even halfway through its first day as legislation. Persons wishing to engage in sexual activity must…
People from Abadan took to the streets to protest the building collapse that saw over 30 people dead. Source: Twitter. A 10-storey residential and commercial complex collapsed last week in the city of Abadan, leaving 34 people dead and locals angry at the governments response to the situation. The Metropol twin building crumpled in Iran’s…
The earthquake was recorded at 1:25 pm AEST. Source: Freepik. Several tremors have been felt across Brisbane and the northern suburbs after a magnitude 3.0 earthquake hit near Caboolture. It was confirmed by Geo Science Australia that that earthquake hit at 1:25 pm near Mount Byron, west of Mount Mee. Residents across Brisbane and the…
“The cost to the Queensland community is estimated at $27 billion a year. This estimate includes tangible costs such as premature death, hospitalisations and other medical and social costs, and intangible costs such as value of life lost, pain and suffering,” says the government. Source: Freepik Health Minister Yvette D’Ath has invited Queenslanders to have…
Hindley pictured with the Trofeo Senza Fine above. Source: AusCycling Road & Esports. Perthite Jai Hindley has launched into the history books, becoming the first Australian to win the Giro d’Italia cycling race in Verona. The 26-year-old won on May 30 after three weeks of racing, by one-minute and 18 seconds as a part of…
Lula remains ahead in the polls for the moment, however there is sometime before the election in October. Source: Shutterstock. The former Brazilian president is leading Jair Bolsonaro by double digits in the pre-election polls according to a new survey by Instituto FSB. It was found that public opinion has positively increased for Luiz Inácio…