Ancient Maya Sacred Cacao Tree Groves have been Revealed The presence of cacao has been identified in the Mexican state of Yucatan. Cacao has been mentioned in this region by many chroniclers and investigators…
The Etruscans’ History and Legacy The Etruscan civilization was an early civilization that occupied Italy from Tuscany to Rome (900 BCE-100 BCE). It was mostly forgotten and barely recognized until…
Bleached Coral Reefs Continue to Supply Nutritious Seafood, Providing Unexpected Hope for Millions Researchers examining the effects of rising sea temperatures on coral reefs have identified an unexpected ray of hope for populations that rely on them for…
Antarctica has been Discovered to have the World’s Largest Fish Breeding Area A study team has discovered the world’s largest fish breeding habitat known to date near the Filchner Ice Shelf in the south of the Antarctic…
The Depth of an Earthquake Affects the Threat of a Tsunami The Earth’s surface is made up of tectonic plates, which are enormous solid rock slabs that fit together like jigsaw pieces. These plates collide at…
Mysterious Solar Storm Revealed by Ancient Ice According to an examination of radioactive compounds in ice cores, one of the most violent solar storms ever recorded hit Earth around 7176 B.C. The…
The Pattern of Seismic Shockwaves may be Channeling Earthquake Spoil After the stone strikes the water, ripples spread outwards in all directions from the center. An earthquake releases energy in the form of shock waves,…
Predicting Lab Earthquakes using Sparse Data Sparse data, in most cases, means that there are many gaps in the data being captured. For example, in the case of the sensor indicated…
The Evolution of Life on Earth was ruled by Supermountains Twice in Earth’s history, huge mountain ranges as towering as the Himalayas and stretching thousands of kilometers further rose their craggy heads out of the…
The Antarctic Sea-ice Enigma could be Explained by Ocean Eddies Despite global warming and Arctic sea-ice decrease, the Antarctic sea-ice extent has remained relatively constant since 1979. In contrast to actual observations, existing climate model-based…
A New Kind of Earthquake has been Identified A study team in British Columbia, Canada, has discovered a new sort of earthquake in an injection setting. Seismic occurrences occur at a slower rate…
Marine Protected Area (MPA) In the same way that protected areas and parks operate on land, a marine protected area (MPA) is an area of the ocean where human…