How a giant eagle came to dominate ancient New Zealand

Enlarge / The now-extinct Haast’s eagle hunting moa in New Zealand, which lacked other large predators. Today scientists are looking at the ancient history of the islands’ birds to better understand how “natural” biological invasions happen. (credit: John Megahan/CC) New Zealand has long been known as a place for the birds—quite literally. Before people arrived […]

Ratings: Flash, New Amsterdam Return Down; The Voice and NCIS Dominate

RELATED STORIES In the latest TV show ratings, The CW’s The Flash (finally) opened Season 7 with 1.04 million total viewers and a 0.3 demo rating, down from both its previous averages (1.26 mil/0.4) and its May finale (1.1 mil/0.4) to hit and match series lows. TVLine readers gave The Flash‘s ersatz season premiere (the […]

Ratings: Supermarket Sweep Tops Non-Sports Fare, as NFL and MLB Dominate

In the latest TV show ratings: With NBC’s Sunday Night Football and Fox’s NLCS Game 7 coverage dominating the night, ABC’s Supermarket Sweep led all non-sports fare with 4.8 million total viewers and a 1.0 demo rating. TVLine readers gave the Leslie Jones-hosted game show revival an average grade of “C.” Elsewhere on ABC, the […]

Europa League: Arsenal dominate, Chelsea and Celtic edge to victory, Rangers comeback

The Champions League stole the headlines this week, with Cristiano Ronaldo’s red card the talking point. The Juventus star was given his marching orders against Valencia, which left the 33-year-old in tears on his return to Spain. Manchester United and Liverpool had successful European outings, while Manchester City and Tottenham were stunned by Lyon and […]

US Carriers and American Citizens Dominate World Air Traffic

US Carriers and American Citizens Dominate World Air Traffic Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]

Watch Lucid Air EV dominate Laguna Seca

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Green,Videos,Misc. Automakers,Technology,Sedan,Autonomous,Electric,Future,Luxury,Performance,Supercars It’s faster than the recent production EV records. Continue reading Watch Lucid Air EV dominate Laguna Seca Watch Lucid Air EV dominate Laguna Seca originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 06 Sep 2018 22:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  […]

CRYPTO INSIDER: Crypto ads are about to dominate sports

Arsenal Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox. Cash-rich crypto companies are keen to strike sports sponsorship and endorsement deals as companies such as Google and Facebook crack down on crypto adverts […]

Ratings: As ACMAs Dominate, Idol Hits Lows; Comey Q&A No. 2 for Night

CBS’ broadcast of the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards dominated Sunday night with 12.1 million total viewers — the event’s biggest audience since 2015 — and a 2.1 demo rating, holding steady versus last year. RELATEDAmerican Idol Top 24 (Group 2) Recap: Who Made Katy’s Wig Take Flight? Opposite the ACMAs, ABC’s American Idol […]