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Hundreds of Never-Before-Seen Ancient ‘Earthworks’ Discovered in the Amazon
The last great wilderness on Earth was supposed to be empty. For five centuries that was the Amazon’s whole story, a green immensity too vast and too hostile for civilization to have ever taken root. Martti Pärssinen never quite believed it. So the University of Helsinki archaeologist and his colleagues mounted laser scanners on an…
Man Who Moved to the Amazon for Love Was Horrified by One Ancient Tribal Custom
Justin Alvo thought moving to the Amazon would mean adjusting to life without the comforts he had grown up with. He expected unfamiliar wildlife, a slower pace of life, and learning the traditions of the Indigenous Shuar community. What he didn’t expect was that one of the biggest cultural hurdles would arrive in a handmade…
Scientists Unearth Giant Turtle the Size of a Car That Once Roamed South America
The idea of a turtle as large as a car sounds like something from a fantasy movie, but scientists say one of these colossal reptiles actually cruised through South America’s rivers millions of years ago. Newly studied fossils have revealed fresh details about Stupendemys geographicus, an enormous freshwater turtle that outweighed almost every living turtle…
NASA Releases Disturbing New Images As ‘Super El Niño’ Begins Forming Across Pacific
NASA scientists are closely monitoring a massive body of warm water spreading across the Pacific Ocean after newly released satellite images revealed conditions that could trigger a powerful El Niño event later this year. The enormous swell of higher and warmer water has already reached the coast of South America, and experts say the phenomenon…
Scientists Discover Mysterious Ancient Asian DNA Hidden In Indigenous Americans
A huge DNA study spanning Indigenous communities across South America has uncovered evidence of a mysterious ancient Asian population that scientists did not even know existed. Researchers say the finding completely reshapes long-standing ideas about how humans first spread across the Americas, revealing a migration story filled with multiple waves of movement, hidden ancestry, and…
Vanished Without a Trace: Ancient Colombian DNA Reveals Lost Human Lineage With No Descendants
Deep within Colombia’s mountainous plateau, scientists have stumbled upon something that defies our understanding of early human migration through the Americas. Ancient remains excavated near Bogotá have revealed a genetic profile so different from any known population that researchers are calling it a complete mystery. DNA sequencing of bones and teeth from 21 individuals has…