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Mayan civilization may have been destroyed by drought
Previously, scholars believed that a serious drought could have killed the ancient Maya culture that was famous for mastering language, mathematics and astronomy. Howeve…
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May Maya civilization collapse due to deforestation?
The collapse of ancient Mayan civilization has long been considered a mystery, because of the hundreds of reasons that scholars have given to explain this collapse, ther…
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What will the 2100 world look like?
England is famous for a wet, rainy summer. But by the end of the century, rain will also be a luxury.
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Double rice production in drought areas
Research at the University of Alberta has succeeded in doubling rice production in some of the poorest and most degraded areas in the world.
Oceanography
Severe drought, the US carries 30 million salmon to the sea
Before the record drought, wildlife conservationists are planning to transport 30 million salmon to the Pacific by trucks instead of letting them thrive.
Archeology
The treasure on the ghost ship suddenly appeared on the banks of the Danube
Hungarian archaeologists have
Archeology
The summer heat wave reveals a 5,000-year-old circle in Ireland
A drought in Ireland may have caused crops to wither, but it also brought a positive point, at least to historians.
Archeology
The bronze mirror is still shiny after 1,900 years underground
The 11.3-cm copper mirror was unearthed in April at Nakashima archaeological site in Fukuoka City, Japan, the International Business Times reported.
Archeology
The 400-year-old church surfaced after the drought
A serious drought in Mexico revealing the 400-year-old church is almost completely intact, though it has been under water for decades.
Archeology
The 'missing' section of the Great Wall has been revealed after four decades
Thanks to drought, the rampart wall of Panjiakou Lake has emerged to allow visitors to visit from above instead of diving.
Archeology
Ancient tomb 2,000 years next to the silk road on the sea
People in Guangxi, China discovered an ancient tomb at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 TCN-220), located near the river used to be a Chinese feudal sea silk route.
Archeology
Drought, exposed to the church 400 years under the Mexican reservoir
The prolonged drought caused the water level of the Grijalba River in southern Mexico to drop by nearly 25 meters and accidentally exposed the church 400 years to the bo…
Archeology
Find out why the Mayan civilization collapsed
Experts discovered that it was the prolonged drought that caused Maya civilization to decline.
Archeology
Climate change changes the evolution of mankind
Ancient ancestors of humanity had to cope with climate change to survive droughts, cold and flooding.
Archeology
Discovered 600 ancient tombs dating back thousands of years
600 graves are buried beneath the rock and distributed on two newly found hills in Sichuan province.