Stalagmites Reveal Records of El Niño, Floods and Hurricanes
Newly published research analysed stalagmites from the Australian tropics to create a 2,200-year-long record of flood events that might also help predict future climate change.
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Mysterious Cave Could Hold Evidence of Ancient Human Trafficking
March 31, 2015 / Belize, South AmericaStudying the bones of children sacrificed at Belize’s Midnight Terror Cave, researchers believe they have discovered evidence of ancient human trafficking.
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Sealed Caves to be Opened in Search For Missing Soldiers
Teams are working to open some 200 caves on Peleliu in hopes of locating the remains of 2,600 Japanese soldiers, suspected to have been sealed inside at the close of the Second World War.
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Cave Bones Reveal Ancient Italians Defleshed their Dead
Studying preserved human remains from Scaloria Cave, scientists were able to confirm that early Italians practiced an unusual burial ritual known as “defleshing.”
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High School Student Launches Northern B.C. Bat Study
March 27, 2015 / Canada, North AmericaFind out that there was no data on bats in her region of British Columbia, high schooler Kevala Van Volkenburg decided to start collecting some.
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Mummified Mountain Lion Recovered From Nevada Cave
March 26, 2015 / Nevada, United States, North AmericaA hiker came upon an unexpected discovery while exploring the Sheep Mountain Range, north of Las Vegas, over the weekend.
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New Tarantula Species Discovered in Philippine Caves
March 26, 2015 / Philippines, AsiaResearchers have discovered what they call “colonies” of a new tarantula species in at least five limestone caves on Polillo Island in Quezon province.
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Work Begins to Excavate a Vast Underground City
Worker are using a geo-radar machine to help guide the excavation of massive underground city, which was discovered last year under Nevşehir, Turkey.
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Researchers Discover that Bats are Surprisingly Fast Decision Makers
New research shows that bats are capable of making ultra-fast decisions about how to attack their prey—it takes only milliseconds.
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New Study Finds Bats Not Fans of Street Lights
March 24, 2015 / Ireland, England, United Kingdom, EuropeNew research has discredited the popular belief that street lighting is attractive to bats.
