A rare skull of an extinct ‘thunderbird’ is discovered in Australia

Sign up for CNN’s Science of Miracles newsletter. Explore the universe with news of fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. For more than a century, scientists have been searching without success for skull fossils of the thunderbird species Genyornis newtoni. About 50,000 years ago, these titans, also known as mihirungs, from an Aboriginal term for … Read more

Australia orders China-linked funds to sell rare earth stakes in ‘national interest’

Unlock Editor’s Roundup for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, picks her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Australia’s government has ordered funds linked to a Chinese businessman to cut their stake in a rare earth miner, in a sign how control of critical minerals is becoming a political concern. Jim Chalmers, Australia’s treasurer, … Read more