A prehistoric fossil, hiding in plain sight in museum storage for more than a century, has revealed that giant echidnas once roamed Victoria. The Owen’s giant echidna, Megalibgwilia owenii, lived during the Pleistocene, a geological epoch that began 2.5m years ago. It grew to about 1 metre long and weighed up to 15kg – about…
A new AI-generated movie trailer has blended the exciting worlds of author J.R.R. Tolkien (as visualized by movie director Peter Jackson) and filmmaker George Lucas. It’s a marvelous mashup of The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. AI is here, and it is advancing at an exponential rate. A few years ago, the…
Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Maya Dehlin Spach/WireImage, Maya Dehlin Spach/2026GG/Penske Media via Getty Images The girlies are fighting. Alex Cooper asked Alix Earle what’s the beef between them after Earle had seemingly been reposting and commenting on shady videos about her for some time. So why are the two fighting, and why is TikTok the arena?…
Almost an hour after being selected by the Dallas Wings with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, Azzi Fudd still found herself speechless when speaking to reporters at a press conference in New York City. “I’m not really sure I have words to describe that feeling,” she said when asked about…
The bills address toxic chemicals on produce, heavy metals in supplements and ultra-processed food Published: April 14, 2026, 12:05 am Three bills under consideration by the state legislature in California could impact food safety nationwide. With the world’s fourth largest economy, when California passes laws, it helps reshape the marketplace in many if not all…
A funding deal to raise £100m from private investors for urgently needed nature restoration in Scotland has fallen through without the Scottish parliament being told. The Guardian has learned that Aberdeen, the investment firm, decided to withdraw from a partnership with the agency NatureScot to raise at least £100m for conservation projects from commercial and…
It’s been decades since “Faces of Death” stirred panic among parents of teens trading the 1978 pseudo-snuff VHS. The “video nasty” spawned a number of sequels, spinoffs and now a remake starring Barbie Ferreira and Dacre Montgomery that hit theaters this month. But back in the 1980s, the original film caused an uproar at Southern…
The Sparks might have gotten the steal of the WNBA draft. The team didn’t have a pick until the No. 21 overall slot in the second round, but the Sparks still ended up with South Carolina guard Ta’Niya Latson. “She can shoot it, she can get to the basket, she’s great in transition,” Sparks coach…
The well-being of a supervisor is reflected through supervisor-subordinate relationships in employee motivation and performance, and consequently, in the company’s competitiveness. In his doctoral research at the University of Vaasa, Project Researcher Jussi Tanskanen demonstrates that an exhausted leader lacks the resources to maintain high-quality relationships with subordinates, leading to a collapse in employee dedication….
Oasis‘ Liam Gallagher has weighed in on his band’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, quipping in classic Gallagher form after several years of scoffing at the institution. In a series of tweets on X after the Hall of Fame announcement, he began with a simple declaration: “Reverse psychology vibes in the area Oasis…
