Story one of ten today, about five minutes for the lot
A pristine 80-million-year-old snake fossil from Brazil reveals the earliest snakes were underground burrowers, in a study published in Nature.
Why it mattersThe finding rewrites a century-old debate about snake origins and shows evolution can take multiple paths to the same body plan.
Researchers traced three 7-metre megaliths to their source 18 kilometres away using mineral grain analysis.
Why it mattersAncient peoples moved and placed huge stones across long distances. This reveals advanced Bronze Age building and transport skills.
A woman in her 20s fell about five metres at Illawarra Escarpment. A helicopter paramedic rescued her.
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