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Assaulted Five Times in Six Months: The Tragic Tale of Susan McGowan

Brisbane in the late 1800s was no paradise. Its bustling city centre brimmed with life and chaos, where Queen Street ...
Cristina Zenato

How Cristina Zenato Changed the Way We See Sharks Forever

Cristina Zenato has spent nearly three decades beneath the waves, rewriting the narrative of sharks and their misunderstood role in ...
Bill Morgan Australia lottery

Bill Morgan: The Man Who Beat Death and Won the Lottery—Twice!

Somewhere in Melbourne, Australia, an ordinary truck driver named Bill Morgan has lived a life so extraordinary that it sounds ...
Great Belt

The Great Belt: Denmark’s Grand Connection Across the Sea

Stretching across the restless waters of the Danish strait, the Great Belt Fixed Link stands as an extraordinary feat of ...
Invisibility Cloak

Making Fantasy Real: The True Story Behind the Invisibility Cloak

Imagine a world where the invisibility cloak from your favourite fantasy stories like "Harry Potter" becomes real. It's a technology ...
Ulmer Nest

Ulm’s Solar-Powered Sleeping Pods: A Warm Solution for the Homeless

Homelessness is a global issue that doesn’t disappear, even in wealthy countries. In Germany, more than 860,000 people live without ...
melanised black fungi of Chernobyl

Life Finds a Way: The Radiation-Eating Black Fungi of Chernobyl

In the shadow of Chernobyl’s infamous Reactor 4, where silence reigns and nature feels like it’s holding its breath, something ...
350-Million-Year-Old Tree

This 350-Million-Year-Old Tree Defied Nature’s Rules

In the quiet quarry lands of New Brunswick, Canada, a small group of geologists stumbled upon an extraordinary fossil in ...
Majete

The Extraordinary Return of Wildlife in Majete and Liwonde

Once upon a time, in the heart of southern Africa, there lay a patch of wilderness that had been stripped ...
Royal Wedding Cake

A Royal Slice: How a Piece of Cake Defied Time

In November 1947, the world watched as Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrated their wedding in a post-war Britain marked ...
$6.2-million banana

The $6.2-Million Banana That Baffled the World

A banana duct-taped to a wall. For most, it’s a 25-cent snack or perhaps a gag at a party. But ...
Balut

Balut: ‘Worst-Rated’ Egg Dish Loved by Millions

In the lively streets of the Philippines, as evening settles in, a familiar call rings out: "Balut! Balut!" Vendors selling ...
Great Emu War

When Feathers Outflanked Firepower: The Great Emu War in Australia

In 1932, an unexpected conflict emerged in the arid plains of Western Australia. It wasn’t a confrontation of soldiers or ...
Scrim the dog

Meet Scrim: The Terrific Terrier Who Won’t Be Caught

New Orleans has a new folk hero, and he walks on four legs. Scrim, a scruffy terrier with wiry ears ...
Photo Credit: Daniel Pankhurst/YouTube

The Dance of Survival: A Wasp, a Spider, and Nature’s Harsh Theatre

It was an ordinary day near Sydney when Daniel Pankhurst, a biomedical science student, noticed something bright and unsettling moving ...
Houtouwan in China

Abandoned but Alive: The Unforgettable Charm of Houtouwan

Nestled among the hills of Shengshan Island, off the eastern coast of China, lies a village that time didn’t so ...
Eternal Flame

New York’s Eternal Flame Falls: A Natural Marvel Beyond Compare

Nestled within the lush, green embrace of Chestnut Ridge Park in western New York, there lies a natural wonder that ...
Mount Roraima

A Lost World Above the Clouds: Secrets of Mount Roraima

Mount Roraima is no ordinary peak, rising dramatically above the lush rainforests of Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil. It is a ...