Monthly Archives: September 2022

A powerful megalodon thrashed an ancient whale, scientists find

In the seas millions of years ago, whales were regularly hunted. Megalodons, bus-sized sharks, are believed to have been dominant ocean predators some 20 to 3.6 million years ago. The now extinct marine legends almost certainly munched on large prey, and now scientists have unearthed fascinating evidence of such a predatory event. Fossilized clues suggest…

‘The Lost King’ review: Sally Hawkins and Stephen Frears bring whimsy to royal romp

History is written by the winners, and sometimes fact can be stranger than fiction. Within these cliches lies the cozy comfort of The Lost King. Stephen Frears and Steve Coogan have teamed up to tell the true-ish story of how an amateur historian unearthed the long-lost remains of King Richard III in an ordinary parking…