Birds, bombs, and the big rock

🎙️Hey Blurtstars!

Get ready, because we're serving up a jam-packed episode today, so let's get crackin' and dive right in!

🌏Blurt Around The World

• “Polly is a f**ker” – We’re not saying your pet parrot is problematic, but Polly just cancelled herself in 12 countries.

  • United Press International, Inc. | Rescue seeking forever home for parrot with 'rated R' vocabulary

  • YouTube NBC 10 WJAR | Potty-mouthed parrot goes viral, up for adoption in Fall River

• Public Service Announcement: Moon Impact? – Scientists warn that an asteroid hitting the Moon might affect Earth in 2032.

  • Guardian AU | Giant asteroid could crash into moon in 2032, firing debris towards Earth

  • YouTube | Possible impact of asteroid 2024 YR4 on the Moon in December 2032

• Leukaemia Breakthrough at Peter Mac – Real hope, real science. Aussie researchers make a major move in leukaemia treatment.

  • Peter Mac Media Release | Researchers find a new way to treat early relapse in leukaemia

🔍 Reality Check

• Greenhouse Gas Scoreboard: Which countries are winning the climate game… and which are still playing dirty?

  • Climate Action Tracker | Australia

  • UK Press Release | UK shows international leadership in tackling climate crisis

  • European Commission Press Release | 2040 climate target

  • Vox USA | We were supposed to hit peak emissions. Why won’t they stop rising?

• Keg-Sized Energy Boom: The global renewable energy market is growing — and it’s not just solar panels on suburban roofs anymore.

  • eurostat (EU Official) | Shedding light on energy in Europe – 2025 edition

  • GridX (Germany) | European EV Charging Report 2025

🤓 Fun Facts

• Brisbane’s Story Bridge:– One of only a few bridges in the world you can legally climb. Built during the Great Depression, it’s now a literal highlight of the city skyline.

  • State Library Queensland | The Story Bridge essay by Julie Hornibrook

  • The Best Brisbane | Story Bridge: The History Behind Brisbane’s Longest Cantilever Bridge

  • State Library Queensland | Story Bridge - History in Pictures

• 10 Fun Facts About Iran:– Home to one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations

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