Dinosaurs may have been wiped off because of giant impact near India
October 16th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 16 (ANI): If a new study is anything to go by, dinosaurs were killed by a giant impact near India, not Mexico.In the research, Sankar Chatterjee of Texas Tech University ... Read more...
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World’s biggest snake lived in first “modern” rain forest 60 mln yrs ago
October 14th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 14 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the world's biggest snake lived in the earliest known "modern" rain forest some 60 million years ago.According to a report in ... Read more...
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Ancient Mayans made pyramids to make music for rain god
September 23rd, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 23 (ANI): Researchers have discovered that many pyramids in Mexico were created by the ancient Mayans to create "raindrop" music to communicate with their rain god.Take for example, Mexico's El ... Read more...
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Research team all set to explore sacred Maya pools of Belize
September 14th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 14 (ANI): A team of expert divers, a geochemist and an archaeologist is all set to become the first to explore the sacred pools of the southern Maya lowlands ... Read more...
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Scientists discover new species of crustacean that has long antennae for eyes
August 25th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 25 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of predatory crustaceans in the Canary Islands, which have a head equipped with long antennae for eyes, powerful prehensile limbs and ... Read more...
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Chiles important reservoirs of genetic diversity
June 21st, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
Washington, June 21 (ANI): A new research has provided insights into the domestication of chiles and determined that they are important reservoirs of genetic diversity that are quite significant for conserving biodiversity.Capsicum ... Read more...
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Ancient Mayans used rare clay to make blue pigment
April 21st, 2009 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 21 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that the ancient Maya civilization used a rare type of clay called "palygorskite" to produce Maya blue, a unique bright blue ... Read more...
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Fossil corals show catastrophic sea-level rise about 121,000 years ago
April 16th, 2009 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 16 (ANI): A study, which is being touted as controversial, has said that fossil coral reefs at a Mexican theme park "confirm" that sea levels rose rapidly about 121,000 ... Read more...
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Archaeologists begin recovery of ancient Mayan city in Mexico
April 6th, 2009 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Mexico City, April 6 (ANI): Mexican archaeologists have begun the recovery of a great Mayan city buried under tons of earth and jungle in the archaeological area of Ichkabal on the Yucatan ... Read more...
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Dino-killing meteorite did not start global wildfires 65 million years ago
February 24th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): The results of a new research indicate that the dinosaur-killing meteorite that struck Earth at the end of the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago did not ... Read more...
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Dinosaurs might have died out rapidly
January 20th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 20 (ANI): An analysis of fossils that were recently found in the Arctic suggests that the dinosaurs might have died out quickly, contrasting the idea that the massive reptiles ... Read more...
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Archaeologists discover portal to Mayan hell in Mexico
November 13th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 13 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered a labyrinth filled with stone temples and pyramids in 14 caves, some of which are underwater, on Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula, which according to Maya ... Read more...
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Human skeleton inside underwater Mexican cave may be oldest ever found in Americas
September 4th, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 4 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered what may be the oldest human skeleton ever found in the Americas, deep inside an underwater cave in Mexico.
Dubbed Eva de Naharon, or Eve ... Read more...
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Archaeologists claim discovery of portal to Maya underworld in Mexico
August 23rd, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 23 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered a labyrinth filled with stone temples and pyramids in 14 caves, some of which are underwater, in Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula, which is may be ... Read more...
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Armed men kidnap 34 Cuban refugees in Mexico
June 13th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Mexico City, June 13 (DPA) A group of armed men have kidnapped a group of 34 illegal Cuban refugees who were being transported in a government bus in Mexico, the police have ... Read more...
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Caribbean monk seal is now officially extinct
June 10th, 2008 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 10 (ANI): Lack of evidence has led researchers to confirm that the Caribbean monk seal is now officially extinct.According to a report in Discovery News, the Caribbean monk seal ... Read more...
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Tropical storm Arthur heads for central American coast
June 1st, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, June 1 (DPA) A new tropical storm, Arthur, was heading toward the central American coast of Belize and the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, the US National Hurricane Centre said. ... Read more...
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Anthropologists solve mystery of blue pigment used by ancient Mayans
February 27th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): Anthropologists have solved the centuries-old mystery of how the ancient Maya produced an unusual blue pigment that was used in offerings, pottery, murals and other contexts across Mesoamerica ... Read more...
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Dinosaur-killing asteroid made bigger splash than previously believed
January 24th, 2008 - 2:23 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 24 (ANI): Three-dimensional seismic images of a crater believed to be formed when an asteroid stuck the Earth 65 million years ago, causing the extinction of dinosaurs, suggest that the ... Read more...
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2007 among 10 warmest years since 1880
December 31st, 2007 - 12:57 pm ICT by admin
Washington, December 31 (ANI): A US agency that focuses on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere has revealed that 2007 was one of the 10 warmest years since 1880.Preliminary ... Read more...
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