Interesting Bits and Pieces
From recent happenings or stories around Australia and the world.
A snowman in front of the Parthenon temple as unusually heavy snow blankets Athens.
Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Authorities have told residents particularly in the Greek capital’s northern and eastern suburbs to avoid leaving their homes.
Driftwood echidna sculpture at by Pete Rush on Putty Beach, Central Coast, NSW.
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By Greg Lecoeur, Photo of the Year 2020 Siena International Photo Awards.
Icebergs are massive and mysterious habitats, which are dynamic kingdoms that support marine life. As they swing and rotate slowly through polar currents, icebergs fertilise the oceans by carrying nutrients from the earth. They are also responsible for the development of the phytoplankton and in?uence the carbon cycle by sequestering carbon dioxide from the air.
It's rained all night here and still heavy showers. Reminded me of the cruise we we took in New Zealand where cascading waterfalls line the sides of Doubtful Sound in the South Island. Quite amazing to see so many falls in one place.
The world's second-deadliest fungus, poison fire coral, has been spotted growing near a popular hiking trail near Cairns, prompting a warning to bushwalkers.
Touching the fungus can cause skin irritation, but it is thought to kill only if ingested.
This is what an expensive lot of bull looks like.
A Riverina Hereford bull sets new Australian record, fetching $160,000 at Book Book sale.
A bee thought to be extinct for 100 years lands right near a researcher looking for them.
James Dorey admits he might be one of the luckiest researchers ever – when he went to find a native bee that had not been seen for nearly a century, one landed right in front of him.
“I was walking on the edge of a rainforest near Atherton in far north Queensland and I saw a bee land on a leaf,” he said, “I took one look at it and pretty quickly realised what it was. I’ll admit that I was embarrassingly excited.”
Authorities confirm human remains found inside crocodile believed to be missing fisherman Andrew Heard.
Human remains have been found inside a four-metre crocodile believed to have fatally attacked a 69-year-old man in far north Queensland last Thursday 11 February 2021, authorities have confirmed. Andrew Heard was last seen on Thursday afternoon after he set off in his 2.5-metre dinghy, headed toward the north-west side of Hinchinbrook Island, north of Townsville. Mr Heard's dinghy was found capsized and damaged in the early hours of Friday morning during an aerial and water search around the island.
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