Dinosaurs and fossilized Efichianodos are familiar with the meteor strike that wiped out Tyrannosaurus rex and all nonviolent dinosaurs nearly a million years ago. But it is often overlooked that the effect also destroyed the entire ecosystem. A new study shows how, as a result of these casualties, another particularly …
Read More »Archaeologists find thousands of ancient rock wall paintings in the Amazon rainforest
A team of British and Colombian archaeologists has reported that thousands of rock paintings are believed to have originated in Colombia about 12,500 years ago. Spread over eight miles of rock face, the discovery has been dubbed the “Sistine Chapel of the Ancients.” The sheer size of the discovery means …
Read More »Amazon repeats tragedy as Brazil’s rain billows
Jer Bolsonaro welcomes passengers to his “path of development” by smiling down from the promotional billboards at the entrance to the Amazon checkpoint. But 20 months into Bolsonaro’s presidency – and a year after the catastrophic outbreak of the Amazon fire – sparked global outrage – and the fire turned …
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