How did the whale get its 'moustache'? | Evolution

 Posted on April 10, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1439 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Lost worlds revisitedEvolutionHow did the whale get its 'moustache'?Palaeontologists have uncovered clues to one of the great mysteries of whale evolution: the filter-feeding baleen When I was in primary school, one of my favourite books was Ted Hughes’ How the Whale Became. For children who persistently ask “why” about everything, Hughes provided tall tales to explain animal origins, using the bizarre logic that children’s fiction thrives upon. For example: the hare grew long ears to hear the answer to its marriage proposal to the moon. [Read More]

Jane Fonda: French director asked to sleep with me to see what my orgasms were like for a role

 Posted on April 10, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  580 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Jane Fonda This article is more than 8 months oldJane Fonda: French director asked to sleep with me to ‘see what my orgasms were like’ for a roleThis article is more than 8 months oldActor says director René Clément propositioned her in French during the filming of 1964 film Joy House, but ‘I pretended I didn’t understand’ Jane Fonda has said the late French director René Clément asked to sleep with her during the making of their 1964 thriller Joy House, saying he said he “needed to see what my orgasms were like” before she filmed a sex scene. [Read More]

Morocco 3-0 Tanzania: Africa Cup of Nations as it happened | Africa Cup of Nations 2023

 Posted on April 10, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1850 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

2d ago19.09 GMTThat’s all from me for this evening. A night on which Morocco reaffirmed their status as Africa Cup of Nations favourites, albeit against the minnows of Tanzania. S’pose you can only beat what’s in front of you! Bye for now. ‘My country comes first’: Onana set for Cameroon return in key Afcon clash Read more2d ago19.05 GMTWant more live football? Well there’s more live football for you. Scott Murray is all over this evening’s FA Cup third round replay action. [Read More]

Rock archway collapses on to beach in Morocco | Morocco

 Posted on April 10, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  225 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Morocco This article is more than 7 years oldRock archway collapses on to beach in MoroccoThis article is more than 7 years oldOne of two archways regarded as natural wonders comes down at Legzira beach, leaving a pile of rubble on Atlantic coast One of two rock archways at Legzira beach on Morocco’s Atlantic coast has collapsed. A pile of red rubble was all that was left after the natural wonder near the city of Sidi Ifni, 93 miles (150km) south of Agadir, came down on Friday afternoon. [Read More]

Taylor Swift declares 'the old Taylor is dead' in new song Look What You Made Me Do | Taylor Swift

 Posted on April 10, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  711 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Taylor Swift This article is more than 6 years oldTaylor Swift declares 'the old Taylor is dead' in new song Look What You Made Me DoThis article is more than 6 years oldThe track, which interpolates Right Said Fred’s 1991 hit I’m Too Sexy, dropped late on Thursday after the singer wiped her social media pages last week Acid gossip that borrows from better songs: two-star review for Look What You Made Me Do Taylor Swift has released her new single Look What You Made Me Do, which ends with a voice message of the singer saying: “I’m sorry, but the old Taylor can’t come to the phone right now. [Read More]

The Last Kingdom recap: series two, episode two theheads start rolling | The Last Kingdom

 Posted on April 10, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1158 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

The Last Kingdom: episode by episodeThe Last KingdomThe Last Kingdom recap: series two, episode two – the heads start rollingThe swords’n’Vikings drama quickly ramps up the action, with violence and deception coming from all angles – but can it keep pace for the whole series? This blog is for those who have watched the second episode of series two of The Last Kingdom. Please try and avoid book spoilers in the comments. [Read More]

TV tonight: 16 hours that changed terrorist operations for ever

 Posted on April 10, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  874 words  |  Aldo Pusey

TV tonightTelevision & radioA gripping documentary about Pan Am Flight 73. Plus: big revelations in the final episode of The Essex Murders. Here’s what to watch this evening Hijacked: Flight 739.30pm, Sky Documentaries“The first thing I heard was shouting – then automatic fire.” On 5 September 1986, Palestinian terrorists stormed Pan Am Flight 73 as it stalled on the Karachi Airport tarmac. This gripping drama-documentary explores what happened over the next 16 hours, including the death of 21 passengers, in a day that would change terrorist operations for ever. [Read More]

Can you solve five brain-bending questions from Ukraines puzzle family? | Life and style

 Posted on April 9, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  337 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Christmas puzzles specialLife and styleCan you solve five brain-bending questions from Ukraine’s puzzle family?Can you master these, from Ukrainian puzzlers the Grabarchuks? 1Unicursal flag, by Peter GrabarchukThe outline of which flag can be drawn by one line without going through the same place twice? Czech Republic Estonia Finland Italy Ukraine UAE 2Rocket ship, by Helen GrabarchukThe rocket ship is painted in three colours. Which colour has the smallest total area? [Read More]

CBS faces backlash over 60 Minutes interview with Marjorie Taylor Greene | US news

 Posted on April 9, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  872 words  |  Valentine Belue

US news This article is more than 9 months oldCBS faces backlash over 60 Minutes interview with Marjorie Taylor GreeneThis article is more than 9 months oldFar-right, pro-Trump congresswoman uses appearance on flagship current affairs show to defend calling Democrats paedophiles CBS came under fire after devoting an interview on its flagship current affairs show, 60 Minutes, to Marjorie Taylor Greene, the far-right pro-Trump congresswoman from Georgia who has espoused conspiracy theories and faced censure for threatening behaviour towards Democrats. [Read More]

Fashion, fine art and Hitler: the turbulent career of Erwin Blumenfeld in pictures | Art and

 Posted on April 9, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1143 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Fashion, fine art … and Hitler: the turbulent career of Erwin Blumenfeld – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email His fashion career was disrupted by the second world war, but that didn’t stop the Jewish photographer from sneaking fine art into his later work Mee-Lai Stone @mlestone Main image: ‘I thought I was modern but I turned out to be classical’ … In Vogue 1938-1939. [Read More]