Sea monster likely terrorised waters around 200 million years ago
So, if you have been the proud owner of a Beldray Ironing Board for as long as you can remember, they want to hear from you. You might have an old reliable board which has been passed down through the generations, a countertop model which you took to university halls (and never used until you left), or perhaps you were given one as a wedding gift many moons ago. Judith got in touch with us a few months ago with her story: “I realised that I had used my red Beldray ironing board for 60 years and...
So, if you have been the proud owner of a Beldray Ironing Board for as long as you can remember, they want to hear from you. You might have an old reliable board which has been passed down through the generations, a countertop model which you took to university halls (and never used until you left), or perhaps you were given one as a wedding gift many moons ago. Judith got in touch with us a few months ago with her story: “I realised that I had used my red Beldray ironing board for 60 years and...
An archaeological survey has identified traces of hundreds of previously unknown monuments—including five "incredibly rare" prehistoric structures that may have once marked "routes for the dead" into the afterlife.James O'Driscoll with the Department of Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom conducted the survey using LiDAR technology in the Baltinglass landscape of County Wicklow, Ireland, which is renowned for its prehistoric remains. The results have been published in...
Scientists say a fossilised jawbone found in Somerset may be from one of
The world’s oldest known wild bird was photographed at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in March.
Deaths from record temperatures in Mali reportedly led to full morgues turning away bodies this monthThe deadly protracted heatwave that filled hospitals and mortuaries in the Sahel region of Africa earlier this month would have been impossible without human-caused climate disruption, a new analysis has revealed.Mali registered the hottest day in its history on 3 April as temperatures hit 48.5C in the south-western city of Kayes. Intense heat continued across a wide area of the country for more...
A massive jawbone found by a father-daughter fossil-collecting duo on a beach in Somerset along the English coast belonged to a newfound species that’s likely the largest known marine reptile to swim in Earth’s oceans. Scientists consider the blue whale, which grows up to 110 feet (33.5 meters) long, to be the largest known animal ever to exist on the planet. But it’s possible that the 202 million-year-old reptile, known as an ichthyosaur or “fish lizard,” may have rivaled it in size. The...
A little-known NBA player had the game of his life. But even after scoring a game-high 42 points on a highly efficient 15-of-21 shooting, Coby White’s statistics won’t count. The brief
A provocative fresh study has unearthed a correlation between left-wing convictions and both elevated intelligence quotient (IQ) scores and genetic markers thought to be linked with heightened intelligence. As elucidated by psychology researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in their novel paper, published in the journal Intelligence, a plethora of intelligence assessments revealed […]
Community members found kittens huddled in a flower pot and wouldn't stop looking until they found the mother cat. ChatonsOrphelinsMontrealThe tiny cries of kittens led concerned members of the community to a flower pot. To their astonishment, four newborn kittens were huddled among tattered leaves on potting soil.The flower pot left the kittens exposed to the elements. They bunched together, trying to stay warm. The finders looked around for the mother cat, a stray, and caught sight of her in...
Methane that's trapped beneath the surface of Mars is occasionally released. Scientists found that underground salts deposited into the soil form a crust. This crust traps the methane, which is released when temperatures go up. READ MORE: