Tim the Yowie Man
The ‘flabbit’ hoax
The headline in Sydney’s Daily Mirror on 14 March 1985 screamed: “Great mysteries of the world… Flying Rabbit hunt is on”.
Dr Karl: Need to Know
Dr Karl: Yes, humans are stardust
The Joni Mitchell song “Woodstock” has the following, surprisingly accurate, lines: “We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion-year-old carbon”.
Tim the Yowie Man
The Monegeetta Monster: not your average urban legend
Regular readers know this column is partial to a ripping monster yarn. So, when I first heard whispers about the Monegeetta Monster, to say I was champing at the bit to find out more would be an understatement.
Dr Karl: Need to Know
Dr Karl explains the ‘Wobbling Scale’ of animal drunkenness
Surprisingly, rotting fruit can ferment and reach a level of 4 per cent alcohol – close to, but not quite, the 5 per cent of beer.
Dr Karl: Need to Know
What are atmospheric rivers?
Although they’ve been around for millennia, atmospheric rivers were only discovered by humans during the past 25 years.
Tim the Yowie Man
The Bungonia Bear
It’s rugged out Bungonia way, near Goulburn in south-eastern New South Wales. The tiny town is surrounded by forest and steep gorges and pockmarked with some of the mainland’s deepest cave systems. If a large new mammal species was ever to be discovered in a hidden valley, then it’s more likely to be in the wilds of Bungonia than in many other places in the county.
Dr Karl: Need to Know
Dr Karl’s message to flat-Earthers
It’s amazing that in the 21st century there are people who believe Earth is flat!
Blogs
A proliferation of pumice
If you live on Australia’s east coast and enjoy beachcombing, there’s a good chance that during the first half of this year you noticed lots of pumice stone at the high tide mark.
Creatura Blog
Sydneysiders: don’t step on the red-crowned toadlet
Sydney, it’s your time to shine, because this beautiful little frog has made its choice. Found nowhere else on Earth except a tiny pocket in the Sydney Basin, the red-crowned toadlet (Pseudophryne australis) is a rare sight to see, so it’s worth knowing what to look (and hear) for.
Creatura Blog
The great eared nightjar looks like a baby dragon
With golden plumage sitting atop its head like ears, a tiny beak obscured by fluff and huge round eyes, the great eared nightjar looks like a plump little dragon hatchling.