Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. For more than a century, scientists have been unsuccessful in finding skull fossils of the thunderbird species Genyornis newtoni. About 50,000 years ago, these titans, also known as mihirungs, from the Aboriginal term meaning “giant… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. For more than a century, scientists have been unsuccessful in finding skull fossils of the thunderbird species Genyornis newtoni. About 50,000 years ago, these titans, also known as mihirungs, from the Aboriginal term meaning “giant… Read More »
Allegation: A viral photo shows a real, giant bird’s claw. Evaluation: Rating: True On May 25, 2024, a photo on X that purportedly showed a giant bird foot that resembled a dinosaur foot went viral. Read the caption on the post, which has been viewed more than 15.9 million times as of this writing: “A… Read More »
About 100 million years ago, in what is now Australia’s opal field, a strange, furry, egg-laying, rabbit-sized mammal glided through a puddle along a massive polar floodplain. This mammal – Opalius is magnificent But this creature, which scientists thankfully nicknamed “echidnapus,” was among the ancient descendants of the monotremes, one of the planet’s most unique… Read More »
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. Even before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from royal duties, the Duchess of Sussex was representing clothing brands in her native California. Since the couple moved to the upscale neighborhood of Montecito,… Read More »
I wasn’t expecting my first surfing experience in Sydney to involve driving inland. But as I discovered this week, you don’t have to head to the city’s east coast to find the perfect wave; you can find them in a building with whitewashed walls in the Olympic Park, where surfboards are strewn across a manicured… Read More »
It is unheard of for loyal fans to wear the colors of the opposing team. When Sri Lankan fans arrived at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium wearing yellow for the match against Australia in June 2022, the gesture resonated loudly around the world. Grateful for foreign players touring at a time when others were turning their… Read More »
Earlier this year, in a laboratory at the University of Melbourne, PhD student Pierre Ibri was running an experiment that could prove to be a critical step in an audacious plan to save Australia’s endangered northern region. Plastic trays contained groups of tissue cells from another Australian marsupial (the common and mouse-like fat-tailed dunnart); this… Read More »
Allegation: There are documented cases where koala fingerprints confused crime scene investigators because they resembled human fingerprints. Evaluation: Rating: Unfounded Over the years, posts circulating on platforms such as Instagram and iFunny have claimed that koala fingerprints found at crime scenes in Australia confused investigators due to their similarities to humans. For example, a post… Read More »
Where? It’s a twenty-minute flight from Adelaide, South Australia, on Kangaroo Island. Considered the Galapagos of Australia, Kangaroo Island is home to a dizzying array of wildlife and truly beautiful, rugged scenery. Southern Ocean Lodge’s 23 rooms stretch long and low, caterpillar-like, along the cliffs overlooking the ocean. Style At the request of founders James… Read More »