Meet the ‘Wonderchicken’: Scientists discover the oldest fossil of a modern bird — an ancestor of hens and ducks that waddled alongside the dinosaurs The Wonderchicken — or ‘Asteriornis’ — lived around 67 million years ago According to the researchers it resembles a ‘mash-up’ of a duck and a chicken It was a small bird … Read more
Meet the ‘Wonderchicken’: Scientists identify the oldest fossil ever found of a modern bird thought to be an ancestor of today’s hens and ducks The Wonderchicken — or ‘Asteriornis’ — lived around 67 million years ago According to the researchers it resembles a ‘mash-up’ of a duck and a chicken It was a small bird … Read more
When Boris Johnson last week warned that ‘many more families are going to lose loved ones’, it was a clear, chilling statement of the reality of the coronavirus pandemic. But most of us were reassured by the measured words of the two eminent scientists who stood either side of him, about the actions being taken … Read more
Modern Family dog Stella – played by Beatrice the French bulldog – dies suddenly as final season wraps production Beatrice appeared on the US sitcom from seasons 4-11 as the beloved pet pooch of Jay Pritchett, played by Ed O’Neill She died just days after the series wrapped production for good Beatrice’s death was sudden, and … Read more
Sofía Vergara recently bid farewell to Modern Family after wrapping an 11-season run. But the Colombian actress is keeping busy with her new gig on the America’s Got Talent judging panel. And she reunited Wednesday with her Modern Family co-star Eric Stonestreet at the AGT taping in Los Angeles. Family reunion: Sofía Vergara is keeping … Read more
Andy Warhol’s wigs will go on display at the Tate Modern in London Three of Warhol’s hairpieces will go on display for the first time in the UK The wigs are part of 100 pieces which will chart Warhol’s transition to art pioneer Warhol, who died in 1987, designed toupees which he bought from wig maker … Read more
A modern day treasure hunter and Sherlock Holmes of historical artifacts, Nathan Raab is the preeminent dealer searching for rare and valuable finds of undiscovered history in America. He travels the country, visits auctions and fields phone calls and emails searching for and authenticating undiscovered gems of history that someone might have unearthed in their … Read more
Many of North America’s big cities are paralyzed by gridlocked traffic – and these maps illustrate part of the reason why. They show the sprawling city transit systems of yesteryear compared to the often stunted versions of 2019. One is left wondering what life would be like in some of these metropolitan areas now if … Read more
BT probes claims equipment supplier Huawei has been linked to modern slavery in China By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:18 GMT, 3 March 2020 | Updated: 23:18 GMT, 3 March 2020 BT is probing claims that controversial equipment supplier Huawei has been linked to slavery in China. The telecoms giant’s probe comes … Read more
Gozitans (as they are called) are well-schooled in accepting their lot. ‘The rest of Malta thinks we still live in caves,’ a grandmother in the capital Victoria (so named after our former queen, who, unlike her great-great-granddaughter, never actually made it here) tells me. In fact, they live mainly in two or three-storey houses (nothing … Read more